fancy

/ˈfænsi/ verb [T]

Translation

WANT UK › to want to have or do something

düşlemek, arzu etmek, canı çekmek, istemek

Do you fancy a drink? [+ doing sth] We fancy going to the Caribbean for our holiday.927

PERSON UK informal › to feel sexually attracted to someone

cinsel olarak çekici/cazibeli bulmak/olmak

I fancied him the first time I saw him.630

fancy (that)! UK informal › used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something

Ooo!, Bak sen!, Vay vay vay!

[+ doing sth] Fancy seeing you here! He's going out with Marie? Well fancy that!12492414

THINK formal › to think that something is true

zannetmek, sanmak, farzetmek

[+ (that)] I fancy that he was smiling, but I can't be sure.2197

(Definition of fancy verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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