fantasy in English

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fantasy, noun, pl.-sies,verb, -sied,-sying.

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noun 1. a play of the mind; product of the imagination; fancy. Many stories, such as ?Gulliver's Travels and ?Alice in Wonderland, are fantasies.
2. a picture existing only in the mind; any strange mental image or illusion. Fantasies seem real to

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v.i. to engage in fantastic speculation; daydream.
Ex. In a time of anxiety, fantasying increases (Wall Street Journal).

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v.t. 1. to imagine; fancy.
Ex. He fantasies himself a hero. ... to discuss their views--frequently fantasied--of their parents, college, and society (New York Times Magazine).
2. (Archaic.) to affect or sway by fancy.