take a fancy to

verb

To become fond of someone or something.

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take a liking totake a shine totake a shining to
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Meanings

verbtake 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)

present singular third person takes a fancy to · participle present taking a fancy to · past took a fancy to · participle past taken a fancy to

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo 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: take a liking to, take a shine to, take a shining to

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become fond of someone or something.

Similar
take a liking totake a shine totake a shining to
Also see
take a shine to
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