fantasize
verb (used without object)
to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed byabout ).
had fantasized
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past perfectof fantasize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ever since, Bamberger had fantasized about doing the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
I had fantasized that we would have a profound conversation about the meaning of life, but Phil was not interested in my expectations.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Mason had fantasized about being in the FBI from the time he was in the seventh grade.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Carson had fantasized about excoriating the judge and demanding an apology, then thought better of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
When he was younger, he had fantasized that there might be something strange up there...a time machine or a UFO.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
