fantasise en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)bor. Latin phantasia Old French fantasiebor. Middle English fantasie English fantasy English -ise English fantasise From fantasy + -ise.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fantasize.
alt of fantasize
“Yeah sex is cool, but have you ever fantasised about an infrastructure renewal program funded by the taxes of billionaires?” is a representative Numtot fantasy.
2018 July 5, Elle Hunt, “Meet the Numtots: the millennials who find fixing public transport sexy”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021:He's so hot. I used to fantasise about him constantly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fantasising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fantasised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fantasised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fantasises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fantasize | British, English, Oxford, US, alternative | lexicographic |