fancy

//ˈfæn.si//
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Adjective

fancyCanonical form
fancierComparative
fanciestSuperlative
1

Elaborate, decorative, or luxurious in design or appearance.

She wore a fancy dress to the party.

2

Expensive or of high quality.

They had dinner at a fancy restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.

Noun

fancySingular
fanciesPlural
1

A feeling of liking or attraction for someone or something.

She took a fancy to the little puppy at the pet shop.

2

The faculty of imagination or creative thought.

The poet's fancy created a world of wonder.

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Verb

fancyInfinitive
fancyPresent tense
fanciedPast tense
fanciedPast participle
fancyingPresent participle
fanciesThird-person singular
1

To feel a desire or liking for something.

Do you fancy a cup of tea?

2

To find someone attractive; to be romantically interested in.

I think he fancies you.

3

To imagine or suppose something.

I fancy that she will arrive late.

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