0 present participle of fancy
1 to want to have or do something:
[ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water.
He could tell she fancied him.
That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he?
2 to imagine or think that something is so:
[ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year?
[ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner.
old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy.
Fancy seeing you here!
"They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!"
What shall we do foodwise - do you fancy going out to eat?
I thought he fancied me, but I'd completely misread the signals.
She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic.
The musicians redoubled their outcry and their tears, fancying the king would take compassion upon them.
This new fancying had two dimensions.
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.
