Meaning

7 senses
  1. (formal)To appreciate without jealousy or greed.

    I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.

  2. (UK)Would like; have a desire for.

    I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.

    Do you fancy going to town this weekend?

    хотетьxotetʹ

    хоті́тиxotíty, бажа́тиbažáty

    have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

  3. (UK, informal)To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.

    I fancy that girl over there.

    auf stehen (jemanden)

    хотетьxotetʹ

  4. (dated)To imagine, suppose.

    [dated] I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.

    I fancy this is an error.

    sich vorstellen

    представлятьpredstavljatʹ

    уявля́тиujavljáty, уяви́тиujavýty

    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

  5. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.

  6. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

  7. (transitive)To breed (animals) as a hobby.

Examples

290 sentences
  1. We ate at a fancy restaurant.

  2. Tom stayed at a fancy hotel.

  3. I don't want a big, fancy wedding.

    deIch will keine große, schicke Hochzeit. — Tom9358

  4. You don't need to wear anything fancy.

  5. Has Tom ever stayed at a fancy hotel?

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
would like to:
To imagine:
Русский
By meaning 2
would like to:
To imagine:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
To be sexually attracted to:
To imagine:

Origin

From Middle English fancien, fantasien, fantesien, from Old French fantasier, from the nou

From Middle English fancien, fantasien, fantesien, from Old French fantasier, from the noun (see above)).

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Forms

fancies, fancying, fancied, fancied
Base formfancy · to fancy
3rd person singularfancies
Present participlefancying
Past simplefancied
Past participlefancied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfancy
he, she, itfancies

Past simpleLesson

all personsfancied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fancied
he, she, ithas fancied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fancy

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • a fancy restaurant
  • fancy restaurant
  • at a fancy
  • a fancy hotel
  • fancy hotel

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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