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Meanings of fancied in English

Formed or conceived by the imagination.

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Usage of fancied in English
1
In the mean time the Surajah Dowlah was reveling in fancied security.
Ten Great Events in History
2
He fancied they had made a mistake in the name in writing.
Madame Bovary
3
Weyburn fancied the hearing of a step; he heard the whispering dress.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 1
4
I almost fancied the shadow of one looking in at the window.
Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls
5
He fancied he saw the sparkle of the starlight in her hair.
The Way of an Eagle
6
He fancied there would be hoar-frost on the trees in the morning.
A Mountain Woman
7
We were going in the direction we fancied the blacks had taken.
Paddy Finn
8
Liberal Arts Think back to a teacher you really fancied at school.
The Guardian
9
Referee Stuart Attwell decided he fancied taking centre stage after the break.
The South African
10
Fallion had fancied that he'd seen blazing blue eyes a moment ago.
Worldwinder
11
The most fancied side in the other group is Lille of France.
The Irish Times
12
Over it they fancied they could see figures moving in the conservatory.
Life's Little Ironies / A set of tales with some colloquial sket...
13
Beulah fancied him a Solon in sagacity, and a Bacon in wisdom.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
14
Once they fancied that the dog turned his nose in their direction.
Frank Merriwell's Reward
15
Kitty fancied the passion in his eyes, the words he would speak.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
16
No idea, I confessed, perhaps he just fancied a stint in Australia.
The Guardian
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Fancied through the time
Fancied across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare