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FANTASISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they fantasise ... he / she / it fantasises
Past simple: fantasised
Past participle: fantasised
-ing form: fantasising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Portray in the mind
Example:
he is fantasizing the ideal wife
Synonyms:
fantasise; fantasize
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "fantasise" is one way to...):
conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indulge in fantasies
Example:
he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
Synonyms:
fantasise; fantasize; fantasy
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "fantasise" is one way to...):
conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
