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fancy meeting you here!an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know

Part of speech: INTERJECTION

Definition: an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr/

Korean meaning: 뜻밖의 장소에서 아는 사람을 만났을 때 놀라움을 표현하는 말

Korean pronunciation: **팬**시 **미**팅 유 히어

Example Sentences

  • Fancy meeting you here! I thought you moved to Paris.
  • Well, fancy meeting you here at 3 AM buying ice cream!
  • Fancy meeting you here at the library - didn't know you could read!

fancy meeting you here!

INTERJECTION

//ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr//

an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know

fancy meeting you here! concept
💡 Concept

an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know

fancy meeting you here! rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Fancy meeting you here while dancing and glancing!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪə/

🌳Etymology

Rootfancy

Origin

'fancy'는 원래 'imagine'이라는 뜻으로, '여기서 당신을 만날 줄 상상이나 했겠어요?'라는 의미에서 발전한 표현입니다.

🎵Rhyme

dancingprancingglancing
dancing
prancing
glancing

🔗Collocations

fancy meeting
fancy seeing
fancy that
fancy bumping into
what a coincidence

📝Examples

Fancy meeting you here! I thought you moved to Paris.

😄 Fun example

Well, fancy meeting you here at 3 AM buying ice cream!

😄 Fun example

Fancy meeting you here at the library - didn't know you could read!

Fancy meeting you here in Tokyo! Small world, isn't it?

📚Related Words

Synonyms

what a surprisesmall worldwhat a coincidenceimagine that

Antonyms

as expectedno surprise

Related

bump intorun intoencountercoincidenceserendipity

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