definition of
fancy

[1] #1 fancy v. [visualize, visualise, envision, project, see, figure, picture, image] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy". wn

[2] #2 fancy n. [illusion, fantasy, phantasy] something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy". wn

[3] #3 fancy n. a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination. wn

[4] #4 fancy v. [go for, take to] have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window". wn

[5] #5 fancy n. [fondness, partiality] a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey". wn