fantasize
To indulge in fantasyTo indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
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» Sami fantasized about killing his wife.
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2 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
I fantasized about my ideal date.
фантази́роватьfantazírovatʹ
фантазува́тиfantazuváty
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive)To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
фантазува́тиfantazuváty, сфантазува́тиsfantazuváty
portray in the mind
Examples
31 sentencesSami fantasized about killing his wife.
She spent hours fantasizing about him.
I sexually fantasize about people who I know.
He sometimes fantasizes about meeting an attractive man.
ruИногда он фантазирует о встрече с привлекательным мужчиной. — Just_Balls
Layla fantasized about killing her mother her entire life.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From fantasy + -ize.From fantasy + -ize.
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Forms
fantasizes, fantasizing, fantasized, fantasized| Base form | fantasize · to fantasize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fantasizes |
| Present participle | fantasizing |
| Past simple | fantasized |
| Past participle | fantasized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- portray in the mind:fantasise
- indulge in fantasies:fantasyfantasise
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.