to fantasize
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4.5
- verb
- /ˈfæn.tə.saɪz/
- US
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fantasear (con)
- Many children fantasize about becoming superheroes when they grow up.
- fantasize about a partner
- fantasize about owning
- fantasize about a man
I have been dreaming and fantasizing and in love with Furio.
- I have been dreaming and fantasizing and in love with Furio.
- He wore suits that I could only fantasize about affording.
- And you start to dream and fantasise about what that might look like.
- So another sign is that you constantly fantasize about escape.
- And sometimes, I don't know, I think we all fantasize about different things.
- What should men learn from the fact that women fantasize about vampires and billionaires?
- So as a teacher, you know, I could say to them you're fantasizing what do you want for you?
- And then I will say, you know, he doesn't fantasize.
Examples
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And allow yourself time to really fantasize what you want in a true relationship.
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After that, while I milked, I fantasized about discovering new goals for myself.
Fiction book (1997) -
Because this is how a woman can start to really fantasize about you little by little.
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So another sign is that you constantly fantasize about escape.
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Remember when we used to fantasize about a gay couple moving into that house and fixing it up?
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When home and friends were missed, poets could only fantasize and seek ways to reach out.
Academic text (1990) -
And sometimes, I don't know, I think we all fantasize about different things.
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That's when I began to fantasize about falling in love with her.
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- I've always fantasized about moving here.
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Winthrop returns to Oaxaca, fantasizing about how much money he can make.
Academic text (2000)
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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4.1
To picture something in your mind, often a possible future
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4.4
To imagine something as possible
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2.3
To imagine pleasant things while you are awake and not paying attention
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5.3
To imagine something as possible or real
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3.8
Pretend something is real for fun or play
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6.8
To form a picture in your mind of something not present
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6.4
To think about pleasant, unlikely things instead of paying attention
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9.9
To think about pleasant things instead of paying attention
To imagine things that are unlikely or impossible
How Imaginary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fantasize comes from the old Greek root phantas- meaning 'image' or 'appearance', and you can see the same root in phantom. So to fantasize is to make images in your mind of things that are not real or are wishful ideas.