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takes someone's fancy

takes someone's fancy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone's fancy.

Meaning of take someone's fancy

Verb

take someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present takes someone's fancy, present participle taking someone's fancy, simple past took someone's fancy, past participle taken someone's fancy)

  1. Synonym of strike someone's fancy.

Questions about takes someone's fancy

What is takes someone's fancy the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes someone's fancy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone's fancy.

Words near takes someone's fancy in the dictionary

  1. takes someone for all they've got
  2. takes someone to the grave
  3. takes someone up short
  4. takes someone's arm
  5. takes someone's breath away
  6. takes someone's fancy
  7. takes someone's head off
  8. takes someone's life
  9. takes someone's name in vain
  10. takes someone's part
  11. takes someone's place

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