CATCH / TAKE SB'S FANCY

Meaning of CATCH / TAKE SB'S FANCY in English

to attract or please sb :

She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FANCY — I. ˈfan(t)sē, -aan-, -ain-, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English fantsy, contraction of fantasie fantasy, fancy, from Middle …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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FANCY — — fanciness , n. /fan"see/ , n. , pl. fancies , adj., fancier, fanciest , v. , fancied, fancying , …
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CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FANCY — I. ˈfan(t)-sē transitive verb ( fan·cied ; fan·cy·ing ) Date: 14th century 1. : to have a fancy for : …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FANCY — adj extravagant; above real value. 2. fancy ·vi to love. 3. fancy ·noun a sort of love song or light …
Webster English vocab
CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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FANCY — [fan.cy] vt fan.cied ; fan.cy.ing (14c) 1: to have a fancy for: like 2: to form a conception of: imagine …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
FANCY — the power of conception and representation in artistic expression (such as through the use of figures of speech by a …
Britannica English vocabulary
FANCY — fanc|y, Fanc|y BrE AmE ˈfæn t s |i ▷ fanc|ied id ▷ fanc|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FANCY — / ˈfænsi; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( fan·cies , fancy·ing , fan·cied , fan·cied ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FANCY — I. fan ‧ cy 1 S2 /ˈfænsi/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle fancied , present participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FANCY — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FANCY — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice …
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CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
FANCY — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice …
Oxford English vocab
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FANCY — I. WANTING, LIKING, OR THINKING /fænsi/ ( fancies, fancying, fancied) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FANCY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fancy dress party British English , a costume party American English (= one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATCH — Synonyms and related words : OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FANCY — n. fancy free fancy house fancy man fancy woman
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FANCY — I. noun 1. Synonyms: will 1, inclination, liking, mind, pleasure, velleity 2. Synonyms: caprice , bee, boutade, conceit, crotchet, freak, …
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TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
CATCH — INDEX: 1. to catch a ball or other moving object 2. when the police catch a criminal 3. to catch …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FANCY — n. 25B6; verb (Brit. informal) I fancied a change of scene : WISH FOR, want, desire; long for, yearn for, …
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CATCH — n. 25B6; verb he caught the ball : SEIZE, grab, snatch, seize/grab/take hold of, grasp, grip, clutch, clench; receive, get, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FANCY — adj. 1 ornate, decorative, decorated, ornamental, ornamented, elaborate, embellished, embroidered, fanciful, extravagant, rococo, baroque, gingerbread, Byzantine, complicated, intricate, complex The …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CATCH — v. 1 capture, seize, apprehend, take or get (hold of), grab, grip, grasp, take captive, hold, arrest, take prisoner, Colloq …
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