fancy
adjective
ornamental; decorative; not plain.
have fancied
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present perfectof fancy.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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At half-time, however, West Ham will have fancied their chances of forging a route back into the match.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Fashion designers have fancied them up for catwalks and store shelves.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Louis Theroux, the British documentarian of BBC fame, may hardly have fancied himself as an MC, no less a famous one.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2022
"It didn't do anything for me, which was lucky because I wouldn't have fancied heading down that road."
From Fox News ● Apr. 15, 2021
I remembered the salmon lady standing by the drawing-room door with her plate of chicken, and it seemed to me a thing I must have fancied, as something that had happened very long ago.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
