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 best that meant I would have needed to be put on dialysis which I really would not have fancied," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
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
Not many will have fancied Wolves’ chances of competing for the Champions League places this season but they have gone under the radar.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 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
