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Meanings of fantasise in English

Portuguese
sonhar
Catalan
fantasiar
Spanish
fantasear

To have a daydream; to indulge in a fantasy.

sonhar
Usage of fantasise in English
1
In the real world an educationist and chronic optimist tried to fantasise.
The Guardian
2
Graduates who fantasise about success at work end up earning less, for instance.
BBC
3
We can even fantasise about things we don't actually want to happen IRL.
News.com.au
4
In later years, Gene started to fantasise that he wrote the whole song.
The Guardian
5
Sometimes the things we fantasise about don't seem to make sense.
News.com.au
6
She would fantasise about murdering him, she writes in her book.
The Guardian
7
Growing up, Van Ness used to fantasise he would help other people like himself.
The Guardian
8
At one point, for instance, I began to fantasise about having my leg amputated.
The World According to Bob
9
But us statisticians are allowed to fantasise a little, so here's a hypothetical challenge.
BBC
10
It is also the time when many of us fantasise about c(...)
The Irish Times
11
Hard-right Tory Brexiters fantasise about a British version of Singapore.
The Guardian
12
We might then fantasise about escaping the claustrophobic clutches of domesticity and dyspeptic over-indulgence.
The Irish Times
13
I can reconstruct intellectually how you might fantasise an affinity.
The Guardian
14
I fantasise about being the Colin Farrell of that world.
The Irish Times
15
All those of us whose blood still races are forced to sublimate, to fantasise.
The Guardian
16
I used to fantasise about living in the airport.
The Irish Times
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Translations for fantasise
Portuguese
sonhar
Fantasise through the time