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fancied

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adjective

  1. unreal; imaginary:

    to be upset by fancied grievances.



fancied

/ ˈæԲɪ /

adjective

  1. imaginary; unreal
  2. thought likely to win or succeed

    a fancied runner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ڲc adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fancied1

First recorded in 1560–70; fancy + -ed 2
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Zhao, who is currently an amateur after serving a ban for breaching betting regulations, is heavily fancied to go well and due to return to the main professional tour next term.

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Of the 80 or so members at the club, a handful were born in Ireland, about a third consider themselves Irish-American and the rest simply fancied giving Gaelic games a try.

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I would even have fancied my Lincoln City team from a few years back to have beaten Leicester this season so I could have ended up manager there.

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But my older sister was going, so I tagged along and it was love at first sight plus I'll admit I fancied Hugh Grant just a bit.

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Salah will now be fancied to equal at least one more record this season, with his eyes on finishing Premier League top scorer for a fourth time - something only Arsenal's Thierry Henry has done.

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