fancied
part of speech
verb past form of fancy (fancy, fancies, fancied, fancying); adjective (fancied)
meaning for a pupil
1) If you fancied something, you wanted or liked the idea of it (mainly UK): «I fancied a cup of tea». tree →
2) (informal, UK) If you fancied someone, you found them attractive and had a crush on them. tree →
3) (old or formal) Fancied can mean imagined or believed, sometimes wrongly: «He fancied he heard a noise». tree →
4) In sport and racing, a fancied team or horse is one people think will win. tree →
sense in the lessons
In UK, Irish, Australian and New Zealand everyday speech, «fancy» is very common for wanting: «Fancy a game?». In playground talk, «he fancied her» means he had a crush. In older books, «she fancied herself a princess» means she imagined or thought she was. Phrases: «fancied a…», «fancied himself as», «the fancied team».
examples
- I fancied pizza for dinner, so we ordered one. tree →
- She fancied a walk on the beach. tree →
- In Year 6 he fancied a girl in his class. tree →
- The fancied team lost in the first round. tree →
- He fancied he saw a ghost on the stairs. tree →
- She fancied herself as a great singer. tree →
- Did you fancy any of the cakes? tree →
- Suddenly he fancied he heard feet outside going pit-a-pat. tree →
note
Spelling: fancy → fancied, fancies (y → i). «Fancy» also means decorated or posh (fancy dress, a fancy hotel). «Fancied himself» can mean he was proud or vain. American English says «I'd like» or «I feel like» more than «I fancy».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fancied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.