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take a fancy to

take a fancy to verb: to become fond of someone or something.

Verb

take a fancy to (third-person singular simple present takes a fancy to, present participle taking a fancy to, simple past took a fancy to, past participle taken a fancy to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To become fond of someone or something.
    • And they’ve taken a fancy to me, Aunt said. Kitto and the others. That means they like me.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 36

Synonyms of take a fancy to

Forms of take a fancy to

third-person singular presenttakes a fancy to
present participletaking a fancy to
pasttook a fancy to
past participletaken a fancy to

Questions about take a fancy to

What does take a fancy to mean?
Take a fancy to means to become fond of someone or something.
What part of speech is take a fancy to?
Take a fancy to is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a fancy to?
The past tense of take a fancy to is took a fancy to.

Words near take a fancy to in the dictionary

  1. take a dive
  2. take a dookie
  3. take a dump
  4. take a fall
  5. take a fall out of
  6. take a fancy to
  7. take a five
  8. take a flier
  9. take a flutter
  10. take a flyer
  11. take a flying fuck

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