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catch someone's fancy

catch someone's fancy verb: synonym of strike someone's fancy.

Verb

catch someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present catches someone's fancy, present participle catching someone's fancy, simple past and past participle caught someone's fancy)

  1. Synonym of strike someone's fancy.

Synonyms of catch someone's fancy

Forms of catch someone's fancy

third-person singular presentcatches someone's fancy
present participlecatching someone's fancy
past participlecaught someone's fancy
pastcaught someone's fancy

Questions about catch someone's fancy

What does catch someone's fancy mean?
Catch someone's fancy means synonym of strike someone's fancy.
What part of speech is catch someone's fancy?
Catch someone's fancy is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch someone's fancy?
The past tense of catch someone's fancy is caught someone's fancy.

Words near catch someone's fancy in the dictionary

  1. catch someone at their own game
  2. catch someone napping
  3. catch someone with their pants down
  4. catch someone's drift
  5. catch someone's eye
  6. catch someone's fancy
  7. catch step
  8. catch steps
  9. catch strays
  10. catch the bus
  11. catch the eye

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