Used in a Sentence

fantasize

How to use fantasize in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fantasize.

Editorial note

BTW, I don't know if it's healthy to fantasize about punching people just based on how they look.

Examples9
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fantasize gathered in one view.

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fantasize.

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"

Example sentences

1

BTW, I don't know if it's healthy to fantasize about punching people just based on how they look.

2

I think I would rather sit around and fantasize about being fit than put in the effort to lose 25 pounds.

3

I don't fantasize about power trip, fatalistic shooting sprees.

4

Or is all you want to do is sit back, and fantasize that you will create the next Facebook, and you won't have to care about things like freedom, the Constitution, etc?

5

Interestingly, I can fantasize about winning the lottery and spending all that lovely, lovely money too.

6

Customers don't always know many things about code, but every single one of them knows how to count money, and they fantasize about replacing their maintenance staff with a bunch of beginners.

7

I start to fantasize about having sex, whether I should buy a new gaming computer, what people would say about clothes I bought a few days ago, whether I need to go buy some groceries and if so, what I'd need and so on.

8

You fantasize about just closing everything and working, but you've been here long enough to know that un-answered IMs and e-mails will result in people walking over to your desk, just like the jilted business user from this morning.

9

Did you ever fantasize about setting up a big data set avant la lettre, or running your own hosting company off of it?Slightly related, this reminds me of the 400,000 euro costing MRI-like machine my employer bought, without checking if it could connect to our healthcare software.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fantasize in a sentence?

BTW, I don't know if it's healthy to fantasize about punching people just based on how they look.

What does fantasize mean?

indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

What part of speech is fantasize?

fantasize is commonly used as verb.