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strikes someone's fancy

strikes someone's fancy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike someone's fancy.

Meaning of strike someone's fancy

Verb

strike someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present strikes someone's fancy, present participle striking someone's fancy, simple past and past participle struck someone's fancy)

  1. To attract or appeal to someone.
    • Some of the china ornaments in the gift shop struck my fancy.

Questions about strikes someone's fancy

What is strikes someone's fancy the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strikes someone's fancy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike someone's fancy.

Words near strikes someone's fancy in the dictionary

  1. strikes oil
  2. strikes one's colors
  3. strikes one's flag
  4. strikes out
  5. strikes someone when they are down
  6. strikes someone's fancy
  7. strikes tallies
  8. strikes the colors
  9. strikes the iron while it's hot
  10. strikes the tent
  11. strikes through

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