Past tense of fancy
regular verb
The past tense of fancy is fancied. The past participle is also fancied.
Forms of fancy
| Base form (V1) | fancy /ˈfæn.si/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fancied /ˈfænsɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | fancied /ˈfænsɪd/ |
| Present participle | fancying |
| Third person singular | fancies /ˈfæn.siz/ |
Fancied in a sentence
- He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed.1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict
- The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.From the entry mitral
- The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear.From the entry fancied
- I fancied a flutter, and I won eighty pounds on it.From the entry flutter
- The visitors were worthy winners, taking the game to the highly fancied hosts from the first minute.2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh: The…. From the entry fancied
Meaning of fancy
- noun The imagination.
- noun An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- noun An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Questions about the past tense of fancy
- What is the past tense of fancy?
- The past tense of fancy is fancied.
- What is the past participle of fancy?
- The past participle of fancy is fancied.
- Is fancy a regular or irregular verb?
- Fancy is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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