fantasize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to conceive extravagant or whimsical ideas, images, etc
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(intr) to conceive pleasant or satisfying mental images
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has fantasizedperfect 3rd person singular
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have fantasizedperfect
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fantasizingparticiple
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am fantasizingprogressive 1st person singular
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is fantasizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been fantasizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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fantasizessingular 3rd person
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are fantasizingprogressive
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have been fantasizingperfect progressive
Past
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had fantasizedperfect
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was fantasizingprogressive singular
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were fantasizingprogressive plural
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fantasizedsimple
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fantasizedparticiple
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had been fantasizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of fantasize
Explanation
To fantasize is to imagine things that are not true and sometimes not possible. We fantasize about things we wish were real. Have you ever daydreamed that you're a king, or a superstar in the NBA, or able to fly? Then you've been fantasizing. Fantasizing is something everyone does, though we all have different fantasies. You can fantasize about things that are possible or impossible, including being the President, riding a unicorn, or being the President of unicorns. You can fantasize about anything you can imagine.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
