I.
noun
1 enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much
ADJECTIVE
▪ adoring , ardent , avid , big , dedicated , devoted , great , huge , keen ( esp. BrE ), loyal , number-one , real , true
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I'm a big ~ of Italian food.
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one of the team's biggest ~s
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The singer says her dad is her number one ~.
▪ lifelong , long-time
▪ diehard , hard-core
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Only diehard Tolkien ~s will enjoy this book.
▪ obsessive , rabid ( humorous , esp. AmE )
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a film that millions of rabid ~s have waited years to see
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The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive ~.
▪ casual ( esp. AmE )
▪ armchair ( BrE )
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For armchair ~s back home, it was one of the highlights of the Olympics.
▪ baseball , basketball , cricket , football , racing , rugby , soccer , sports , etc.
▪ jazz , music , rock , etc.
▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE )
▪ home ( esp. BrE )
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The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home ~s.
▪ away ( BrE ), travelling ( BrE ), visiting ( esp. BrE )
▪ opposing , opposition ( BrE ), rival ( esp. BrE )
▪
There were clashes between opposing ~s after the game.
VERB + FAN
▪ be , become
▪
I'm a big ~ of her music.
▪ delight , please , satisfy
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The big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight ~s.
▪ attract
▪ alienate
▪ disappoint , let down
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Fans will not be disappointed.
FAN + VERB
▪ flock , gather , turn out , turn up
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Tennis ~s flocked to Wimbledon.
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More than 40 000 ~s turned up for the 12-hour event.
▪ pack sth , pack into sth
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Over 120 000 ~s packed into the stadium.
▪ line up ( esp. AmE ), queue ( BrE ), queue up ( BrE ), wait
▪ watch sth
▪ applaud (sb/sth) , boo (sb/sth) , chant sth , cheer (sb/sth)
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Over 25 000 ~s applauded both teams off the field.
▪ clamour/clamor (for sth)
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Hundreds of ~s clamoured/clamored to catch a glimpse of the star.
FAN + NOUN
▪ club , site , website
▪ letter , mail
▪ fiction
▪
I have a piece of ~ fiction on their website.
▪ base
▪
The show has an extensive and loyal ~ base.
2 machine that creates a current of air
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric
▪ cooling
▪ extractor
▪ ceiling , overhead
FAN + VERB
▪ blow
▪
a ~ blowing cold air
FAN + NOUN
▪ belt , blade , heater ( esp. BrE )
II.
verb
Fan is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ fire , ↑ flame