Fancy (verb) To want to have or do something:
Examples:
Do you fancy tea or coffee?
I fancy going to Greece for my holiday this year.
Do you fancy going to that new restaurant this evening?
I don’t fancy watching TV this evening, I think I’ll read a book instead.
Fancy (noun) Something that you like very much:
Examples:
What’s your fancy?
My fancy is lying on the beach all day.
Fancy (adjective) Decorative or complicated, or (of restaurants, shops, or hotels) expensive:
Examples:
I like simple black dresses, nothing fancy.
We stayed in a fancy hotel last year.
Fancy! An expression of surprise:
Fancy seeing you here!
You have six children, fancy that (= how surprising)!
English native speaker tip – How to use fancy to make you sound like more like a native English speaker.
Fancy – Said if you think somebody is acting in a stupid or inappropriate way.
“Look at that man, fancy going out in this weather without a coat on!”
Context – It is raining/cold/bad weather and the speaker thinks the man is stupid for going out without a coat on.
“Fancy getting drunk at her uncle’s funeral.”
Context – A woman got drunk at her uncle’s funeral and the speaker thinks this was inappropriate behaviour.
“Fancy asking him if he’s going to book holiday this year when he’s just lost his job.”
Context – Somebody asked a man who has just lost his job if he’s going to book a holiday. The speaker thinks this was a stupid/inappropriate question to ask.
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