fancy
adjective
ornamental; decorative; not plain.
has fancied
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present perfectof fancy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Born in New Jersey, with degrees from the University of Massachusetts and Stanford, Lutz has fancied himself an aspiring novelist since his late teens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2020
It’s not the first time television has fancied a stylized version of the period.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2018
He has fancied that his castle might be safer if he were to fill it with strong warriors to fight for him in any need.
From The Wagner Story Book by William Henry Frost
More than once, at least, he has fancied them by misunderstanding the passage in which they seem to occur.
From Among My Books Second Series by James Russell Lowell
You have no enemies; it is only some woman that has fancied a beautiful child.
From A Simpleton by Charles Reade
