fancied Who acts: you, I, He, one people, fancied team, we · What happens: fancy, want, like, find, have, mean · To what, where: something, idea, cup, someone, them, crush · Speech: someone speaks here
«fancied» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: fancied in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 If you fancied something, you wanted or liked the idea of it (mainly UK): «I fancied a cup of tea».
The tree, 20 words mark nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj cc conj det obj case nmod punct advmod appos punct punct punct nsubj conj det obj case nmod punct punct root If SCONJ you PRON fancied VERB something PRON , PUNCT you PRON wanted VERB or CCONJ liked VERB the DET idea NOUN of ADP it PRON ( PUNCT mainly ADV UK PROPN ) PUNCT : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON fancied VERB a DET cup NOUN of ADP tea NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 fancied mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 fancied nsubj 3 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 wanted advcl 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 fancied obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 fancied punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 wanted nsubj 7 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 liked cc 9 liked like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 wanted conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 idea det 11 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 9 liked obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 idea nmod 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 UK punct 15 mainly mainly ADV _ 16 UK advmod 16 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 11 idea appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 UK punct 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 fancied punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 21 fancied punct 20 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 21 fancied nsubj 21 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 wanted conj 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 cup det 23 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 21 fancied obj 24 of of ADP _ 25 tea case 25 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 23 cup nmod 26 » » PUNCT _ 21 fancied punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 wanted punct
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1 fancy a condition, not said to happen past you something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 2 want past you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 3 like past you not said here the idea of idea vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot idea=Theme 4 fancy in a quote past I a cup of tea vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cup=Stimulus
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
If you fancied someone, you found them attractive and had a crush on them.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj obj xcomp cc conj det obj case nmod punct root If SCONJ you PRON fancied VERB someone PRON , PUNCT you PRON found VERB them PRON attractive ADJ and CCONJ had VERB a DET crush NOUN on ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 fancied mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 fancied nsubj 3 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 found advcl 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 fancied obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 fancied punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 found nsubj 7 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 found obj 9 attractive attractive ADJ Degree=Pos 7 found xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 had cc 11 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 found conj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 crush det 13 crush crush NOUN Number=Sing 11 had obj 14 on on ADP _ 15 them case 15 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 crush nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 found punct
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1 fancy a condition, not said to happen past you someone vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus 2 find past you them = they attractive property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic 3 have past you not said here a crush on them = they vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crush=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: old or formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Fancied can mean imagined or believed, sometimes wrongly: «He fancied he heard a noise».
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux xcomp cc conj punct advmod advmod punct punct nsubj ccomp nsubj ccomp det obj punct punct root Fancied VERB can AUX mean VERB imagined VERB or CCONJ believed VERB , PUNCT sometimes ADV wrongly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON fancied VERB he PRON heard VERB a DET noise NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fancied fancy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 imagined imagine VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 mean xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 believed cc 6 believed believe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 imagined conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 wrongly punct 8 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 9 wrongly advmod 9 wrongly wrongly ADV _ 6 believed advmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 fancied punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 fancied punct 12 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 fancied nsubj 13 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mean ccomp 14 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 heard nsubj 15 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 fancied ccomp 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 noise det 17 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 15 heard obj 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 fancied punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 fancy participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 imagine not said to happen participle vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 believe participle wrongly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 5 fancy in a quote past He vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 6 hear in a quote past he a noise vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer noise=Stimulus
Meaning 4 In sport and racing, a fancied team or horse is one people think will win.
The tree, 15 words case obl cc conj punct det amod nsubj cc conj cop nummod nsubj acl:relcl aux punct root In ADP sport NOUN and CCONJ racing NOUN , PUNCT a DET fancied VERB team NOUN or CCONJ horse NOUN is AUX one NUM people NOUN think VERB will AUX win VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sport case 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 16 win obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 racing cc 4 racing racing NOUN Number=Sing 2 sport conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 sport punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 team det 7 fancied fancy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 team amod 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 16 win nsubj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 horse cc 10 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 8 team conj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 think cop 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 people nummod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 think nsubj 14 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 team acl:relcl 15 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 win aux 16 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 17 . . PUNCT _ 16 win punct
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1 fancy participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present one people a fancied team or horse not said here think property tree rules 3 win future a fancied team or horse sport and racing vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in sport=Eventuality
Example 1 I fancied pizza for dinner, so we ordered one.
nsubj obj case obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis obj punct root I PRON fancied VERB pizza NOUN for ADP dinner NOUN , PUNCT so ADV we PRON ordered VERB one NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 fancied nsubj 2 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 2 fancied obj 4 for for ADP _ 5 dinner case 5 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 fancied obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 ordered punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 ordered advmod 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 ordered nsubj 9 ordered order VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 fancied parataxis 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 ordered obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 fancied punct
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1 fancy past I pizza for dinner vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer pizza=Stimulus for dinner=Attribute 2 order past we one vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme
Example 2 She fancied a walk on the beach.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root She PRON fancied VERB a DET walk NOUN on ADP the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 fancied nsubj 2 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 walk det 4 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 2 fancied obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 beach case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beach det 7 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 walk nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fancied punct
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1 fancy past She a walk the beach vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer walk=Stimulus
Example 3 In Year 6 he fancied a girl in his class.
case obl flat nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP Year PROPN 6 NUM he PRON fancied VERB a DET girl NOUN in ADP his PRON class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Year case 2 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 5 fancied obl 3 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 Year flat 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 fancied nsubj 5 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 girl det 7 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 5 fancied obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 class case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 class nmod:poss 10 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 fancied obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 fancied punct
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1 fancy past he a girl his class in Year vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer girl=Stimulus
Example 4 The fancied team lost in the first round.
det amod acl case det amod obl punct root The DET fancied VERB team NOUN lost VERB in ADP the DET first ADJ round NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 team det 2 fancied fancy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 team amod 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 team acl 5 in in ADP _ 8 round case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 round det 7 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 round amod 8 round round NOUN Number=Sing 4 lost obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 team punct
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1 fancy participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 lose participle the fancied team not said here the first round vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in round=Eventuality
Example 5 He fancied he saw a ghost on the stairs.
nsubj nsubj ccomp det obj case det obl punct root He PRON fancied VERB he PRON saw VERB a DET ghost NOUN on ADP the DET stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 fancied nsubj 2 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 saw nsubj 4 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 fancied ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ghost det 6 ghost ghost NOUN Number=Sing 4 saw obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 stairs case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stairs det 9 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 4 saw obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 fancied punct
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1 fancy past He vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 see past he a ghost the stairs vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ghost=Stimulus
Example 6 She fancied herself as a great singer.
nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root She PRON fancied VERB herself PRON as ADP a DET great ADJ singer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 fancied nsubj 2 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 fancied obj 4 as as ADP _ 7 singer case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 singer det 6 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 singer amod 7 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 2 fancied obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fancied punct
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1 fancy past She herself = she as a great singer vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme as singer=Attribute
Example 7 Did you fancy any of the cakes?
aux nsubj obj case det nmod punct root Did AUX you PRON fancy VERB any DET of ADP the DET cakes NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fancy aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 fancy nsubj 3 fancy fancy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 3 fancy obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 cakes case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cakes det 7 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 4 any nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 fancy punct
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1 fancy past · do-support you any vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer any=Stimulus
Example 8 Suddenly he fancied he heard feet outside going pit-a-pat.
advmod nsubj nsubj ccomp obj mark advcl obj punct det punct conj punct root Suddenly ADV he PRON fancied VERB he PRON heard VERB feet NOUN outside ADP going VERB pit NOUN - PUNCT a DET - PUNCT pat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suddenly suddenly ADV _ 3 fancied advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 fancied nsubj 3 fancied fancy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 heard nsubj 5 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fancied ccomp 6 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 5 heard obj 7 outside outside ADP _ 8 going mark 8 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 heard advcl 9 pit pit NOUN Number=Sing 8 going obj 10 - - PUNCT _ 13 pat punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 pat det 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 a punct 13 pat pat NOUN Number=Sing 9 pit conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 fancied punct
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1 fancy past he suddenly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 hear past he feet vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer foot=Stimulus 3 go gerund he not said here pit and a pat vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pit=Theme
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