FANTASY


Meaning of FANTASY in English

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also phantasy

( fantasies)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen, especially one that is unlikely to happen.

...fantasies of romance and true love.

= dream

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2.

You can refer to a story or situation that someone creates from their imagination and that is not based on reality as fantasy .

The film is more of an ironic fantasy than a horror story.

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3.

Fantasy is the activity of imagining things.

...a world of imagination, passion, fantasy, reflection.

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4.

Fantasy football, baseball, or another sport is a game in which players choose an imaginary team and score points based on the actual performances of the members of their team in real games.

Haskins said he has been playing fantasy baseball for the past five years.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.