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caught someone's fancy

caught someone's fancy is the simple past and past participle of catch someone's fancy.

Meaning of catch 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.

Questions about caught someone's fancy

What is caught someone's fancy the simple past and past participle of?
Caught someone's fancy is the simple past and past participle of catch someone's fancy.

Words near caught someone's fancy in the dictionary

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

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