Fancying Meaning in English

word · lemma: fancy

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التعريف

'Fancying' means being attracted to someone (romantically or physically), wanting something, or imagining something in your mind.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Fancying' is informal and often used in British English, especially for being interested in someone romantically, as in 'I'm fancying her.' It can also mean wanting something ('fancying a cup of tea') or imagining, but 'fancying' someone is most common. Rarely used in American English; in the US, 'like' or 'have a crush on' is more common.

• Spanish: sentir atracción por - apetecer - imaginar(se)
• Portuguese (BR): sentir atração por - querer - imaginar
• Portuguese (PT): sentir atração por - apetecer - imaginar
• Chinese (Simplified): 喜欢（某人/某物） - 想要 - 想象
• Chinese (Traditional): 喜歡（某人/某物） - 想要 - 想像
• Hindi: पसंद करना - चाहना - कल्पना करना
• Arabic: الإعجاب بـ - يرغب في - يتخيل
• Bengali: পছন্দ করা - আকৃষ্ট হওয়া - কল্পনা করা
• Russian: влюбляться - хотеть - воображать
• Japanese: 気に入る - 惹かれる - 想像する
• Vietnamese: thích - muốn - tưởng tượng
• Korean: 끌리다 - 좋아하다 - 상상하다
• Turkish: hoşlanmak - canı istemek - hayal etmek
• Urdu: پسند کرنا - دل میں آنا - تصور کرنا
• Indonesian: menyukai - tertarik - membayangkan

جمل نموذجية

Lately, I’ve been fancying a trip to the mountains.

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Are you fancying anyone in your class?

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He keeps fancying that he will become famous one day.

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I think she's fancying Ben, judging by the way she talks to him.

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He’s always fancying he'll win the lottery, but never buys a ticket.

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She's fancying a piece of chocolate right now.

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