n.
Pronunciation: ' fan(t)-s ē
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: fan · cied ; fan · cy · ing
Date: 14th century
1 : to have a fancy for : LIKE
2 : to form a conception of : IMAGINE < fancy our embarrassment>
3 a : to believe mistakenly or without evidence b : to believe without being certain <she fancied she had met him before>
4 : to visualize or interpret as < fancied myself a child again>
synonyms see THINK