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fancy
verb
-
fancy
,
fancying
,
fancies
,
fancied
to
want
or
feel
like
having
or
doing
something
•
Do
you
fancy
a
cup
of
tea
?
Do
you
fancy
a
cup
of
tea
?
•
I
don
’
t
fancy
going
out
in
the
rain
tonight
.
I
don
’
t
fancy
going
out
in
the
rain
tonight
.
Verb
use
developed
from
the
noun
sense
of
liking
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
fancy
,
fancying
,
fancies
,
fancied
to
be
attracted
to
someone
in
a
romantic
or
physical
way
•
I
think
Jake
fancies
you
—
he
keeps
finding
excuses
to
talk
to
you
.
I
think
Jake
fancies
you
—
he
keeps
finding
excuses
to
talk
to
you
.
•
She
’
s
always
wondered
if
she
fancies
her
best
friend
or
just
likes
him
as
a
buddy
.
She
’
s
always
wondered
if
she
fancies
her
best
friend
or
just
likes
him
as
a
buddy
.
Sense
of
romantic
attraction
appeared
in
British
English
in
the
19th
century
.
verb
-
fancy
,
fancying
,
fancies
,
fancied
(
mainly
British
)
to
imagine
or
believe
something
,
often
without
enough
evidence
•
I
fancy
I
heard
footsteps
outside
,
but
no
one
was
there
.
I
fancy
I
heard
footsteps
outside
,
but
no
one
was
there
.
•
He
fancies
that
the
neighbors
are
spying
on
him
,
though
they
’
re
probably
just
curious
.
He
fancies
that
the
neighbors
are
spying
on
him
,
though
they
’
re
probably
just
curious
.
This
older
verbal
sense
grew
from
the
idea
of
forming
images
in
the
mind
—‘
fancying
’
something
that
may
not
be
real
.
