fantasize
verb (used without object)
to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed byabout ).
fantasizes
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present tense formof fantasize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Humans are probably the only species on Earth that actively fantasizes about its own extinction — and definitely the only one that actively participates in it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Walter Mitty is a term sometimes used to describe a person who fantasizes about a life more interesting and exciting than their own.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Latta fantasizes about one day being in hospitality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
The book takes place in the fictional hamlet of Swampshire, where Beatrice Steele lives with her family, fantasizes about solving crimes, and worries about what happens to women who step outside their societal spheres.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Isaac fantasizes about opening a brewery-cum-performance-space, traveling through South America, or operating a sunset massage cruise in the Caribbean.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
