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fantasizefantasize /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEfantasize |
Present | I, you, we, they | fantasize | | he, she, it | fantasizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fantasized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fantasized | | he, she, it | has fantasized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fantasized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fantasize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fantasized |
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Present | I | am fantasizing | | he, she, it | is fantasizing | | you, we, they | are fantasizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was fantasizing | | you, we, they | were fantasizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fantasizing | | he, she, it | has been fantasizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fantasizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fantasizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fantasizing |
THESAURUS to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like► imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like: It’s hard to imagine him without a beard. ► picture to imagine something by making an image in your mind: I had pictured him as short and dark, but he was actually very tall. ► visualize to picture a situation, person, or action in your mind, especially because you want it to be like that or happen in that way in the future: Evans visualized every step he would take in the 400-meter race. ► conceive of something to think of a new idea or imagine a new situation, especially something very difficult to imagine: In Galileo’s time, people could not conceive of the Earth moving around the Sun. ► envision/envisage formal to imagine something as a possibility in the future: He envisions an America where poor children have just as many opportunities as richer ones. ► dream of something informal to imagine what it would be like to be a particular kind of person, do a particular job, etc. in the future: When she was a child she dreamed of being a famous actress. ► fantasize to think about something that is pleasant or exciting, but unlikely to happen: I fantasized about meeting the perfect woman who would do anything for me. ► daydream to think about nice things so that you forget what you should be doing: She found herself staring at her computer screen, daydreaming about opening a cupcake store. to imagine something that is very pleasant or exciting, but that is very unlikely to happen: fantasize about something Kids idolize athletes, and fantasize about playing in the pros.fantasize (that) I used to fantasize that my sons would grow up to be doctors.► see thesaurus at imagine |