Fantasize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indulge in fantasies

portray in the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæntɐsˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈantɐsˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈantɐsˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈæntɐsˌaɪz/.

Examples

he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
he is fantasizing the ideal wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fantasy fantasise

Parts of Speech

verb	indulge in fantasies “he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company”
verb	portray in the mind “he is fantasizing the ideal wife”

Word Forms

fantasy

noun

something many people believe that is false

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

phantasieren

sich Fantasien hingeben

🇫🇷French

fantasmer

se livrer à des fantasmes

🇪🇸Spanish

fantasear

entregarse a fantasías

🇮🇹Italian

fantasticare

abbandonarsi alle fantasie

🇳🇱Dutch

fantaseren

geef toe aan fantasieën

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasiar

entregue-se a fantasias

🇷🇺Russian

фантазировать

предаваться фантазиям

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনা করা

কল্পনায় লিপ্ত হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனை செய்

கற்பனைகளில் ஈடுபடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫాంటసైజ్ చేయండి

కల్పనలలో మునిగిపోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्पना करणे

कल्पनेत गुंतणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્પના કરવી

કલ્પનાઓમાં વ્યસ્ત રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿರೇಕಗೊಳಿಸಿ

ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور کرنا

فنتاسیوں میں ملوث

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻想

沉迷于幻想

🇯🇵Japanese

空想する

空想に耽る

🇰🇷Korean

환상을 품다

환상에 빠지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tưởng tượng

thỏa sức tưởng tượng

🇹🇭Thai

เพ้อฝัน

ดื่มด่ำไปกับจินตนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berfantasi

menikmati fantasi

🇵🇭Filipino

magpantasya

magpakasawa sa mga pantasya

🇲🇾Malay

berfantasi

berkhayal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخيل

تنغمس في الأوهام

🇮🇷Persian

خیال پردازی

افراط در خیال پردازی ها

🇹🇷Turkish

hayal kurmak

fantezilere dalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַנְטֵז

להתמכר לפנטזיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fantasize'?

The primary meaning of 'fantasize' is 'indulge in fantasies'.

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Using 'fantasize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fantasize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fantasize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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