to fantasy
- verb
- /ˈfæntəsi/
:
fantasear
- She loves to fantasize about winning the lottery and living in a mansion by the beach.
And both I think both playing in children and fantasizing in teenagers.
- And both I think both playing in children and fantasizing in teenagers.
Examples
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They were fantasizing about getting the reward.
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OK, well, have you all ever fantasized about your partner being your own age?
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And that real me is just never gonna be as good as fantasy me.
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And both I think both playing in children and fantasizing in teenagers.
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So as a teacher, you know, I could say to them you're a fantasizing, what do you want for you?
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I want my wife, if she's fantasizing about her ex, to tell me.
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I've I I think I've fantasized about being watched.
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As a child, I often fantasized about traveling to distant planets and meeting aliens.
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While reading the novel, he fantasized about being the hero of the story, saving the world.
Synonyms
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1.3
To form a picture in your mind of something not real
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2.7
To think about pleasant things while you are awake
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2.7
To wish for something you want, often something unlikely to happen
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4.5
To imagine things that are not real because you want them
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2.3
To imagine pleasant things while you are awake and not paying attention
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6.8
To form a picture in your mind of something not present
Compounds
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4.4
A large event where fantasy fans meet authors, see talks, and wear costumes
How Fanciful
Surface Forms
Etymology
To fantasy comes from the Greek phantasia meaning 'to imagine', and it is like the English word fancy that also means to picture something in your mind. So to fantasy is to imagine or enjoy ideas that are unlikely or impossible.