0 present participle of fancy --
1 to want to have or do something: --
That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he?
He could tell she fancied him.
[ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water.
2 to imagine or think that something is so: --
"They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!"
Fancy seeing you here!
old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy.
[ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner.
[ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year?
Mingy, the curmudgeonly money-keeper who resists spending money for fancying up the village is also outlawed.
The song describes fancying someone who already interested in someone else and, therefore, maintaining the sentiments a secret.
This thought led him to merge his two hobbies into a new double sport combining carrier pigeon fancying with amateur photography.
They cannot currently benefit from national lottery money because pigeon fancying is not considered a sport.
Whether it is pigeon fancying, leek growing, the arts, music, reading, television, drama or walking in the country, all are enhanced by knowledge and learning.
This new fancying had two dimensions.
The musicians redoubled their outcry and their tears, fancying the king would take compassion upon them.
She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic.
