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fancied

[ fan-seed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

fancied

/ ˈfænsɪd /

Origin of fancied¹

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed ²

I joined this drama club when I was 16 because I fancied this girl who went to it.

A part of him had always wanted to be an actor—"Charlton Hepburn," he fancied himself—and now he had gotten his wish.

He fancied himself a Marxist, lived in rooming houses under aliases and was a furtive, nasty man.

I fancied him and we clicked, but neither of us made great efforts to see each other again.

With access to the social network, he found a 17-year-old girl he fancied, drew pictures of her, and sent them to her mother.

She fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken.

He even fancied that something of challenge flashed from her, though without definite words or gesture.

No; he saw—he fancied that he saw a brighter way marked out before him.

You fancied, perhaps, I would stand haggling with you all night, and yield at last to your obstinacy.

We revelled in its resemblance, or its fancied resemblance to the famous old hostelry kept by old John Willet.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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