Fantasize - English meaning

noun

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

Usage examples:

She was lost in a daydream

verb

Indulge in a daydream.

Usage examples:

Stop daydreaming and pay attention

noun

A set of pleasant thoughts about something that you would like to do or achieve, but which is not likely

Usage examples:

I had a daydream that i’d win the road race., she would daydream in class about horseback riding an…

noun

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.

Usage examples:

I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights

verb

Experience dreams during sleep.

Usage examples:

I dreamed about her last night

noun

The activities, images, and feelings experienced by the mind during sleep

Usage examples:

In the dream i had last night, someone was chasing me, but i didn’t know who it was., it was his dr…

verb

Form a mental image or concept of.

Usage examples:

She imagined him at his desk, his head in his hands

verb

To form or have a mental picture or idea of something or someone

Usage examples:

Imagine tom as a child – that’s what john looks like., [ + that clause ] i imagine (= expect) (that…

idiom

Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

noun

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.

Usage examples:

She's living in a world of make-believe

adjective

Imitating something real.

Usage examples:

He was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes

noun

(in greek and roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of zeus and mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.

Usage examples:

In ancient greek mythology, muses were goddesses of science and art who inspired creative endeavors.

verb

Be absorbed in thought.

Usage examples:

He was musing on the problems he faced

noun

An instance or period of reflection.

Usage examples:

It's not only his pet muse these days, but the very definition of his work.

verb

To hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings

Usage examples:

He knew she wasn't play-acting., children sometimes play-act their idea of what an adult might do.

verb

Behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.

Usage examples:

I closed my eyes and pretended i was asleep

adjective

Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary.

Usage examples:

The children poured out pretend tea for the dolls

verb

To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] tom pretends to care., [ + (that) clause ] the children pretended (that) they w…