Main Entry: ¹fan·cy

Pronunciation: \ˈfan(t)-sē\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): 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