fancy
🇺🇸
/ˈfænsi/
🇬🇧
/ˈfænsi/
verb
B1
to want or like something
Do you fancy going out tonight?
B1
to be attracted to someone
I think she fancies me.
R
to think highly of yourself
He really fancies himself and talks a lot.
R
to imagine or believe something
He fancied himself in love, but it was not real.
R
to express surprise
Fancy meeting you here!
R
to think something will win
Which horse do you fancy in the race?
R
to imagine something
She fancied she heard footsteps.
adjective
B1
complicated or showy
They added fancy moves to the dance.
R
decorated or colorful
He wore a fancy suit to the party.
R
expensive or luxurious
She has fancy tastes in clothes.
R
high quality
They serve fancy food at that restaurant.
noun
R
something imagined
His night-time fancies were strange.
R
a sudden liking
Buying a dog was just a passing fancy.
R
a small decorated cake
She baked fancy cakes for the party.
translation
to want or like something; to be attracted to someone; to think highly of yourself; to imagine or believe something; to express surprise; to think something will win; to imagine something
complicated or showy; decorated or colorful; expensive or luxurious; high quality
something imagined; a sudden liking; a small decorated cake
Word Forms
Plural
fancies
Comparative
fancier
Superlative
fanciest
Past
fancied
Progressive
fancying
3rd Present
fancies
Perfect
fancied