TAKE A FANCY TO SB/STH

Meaning of TAKE A FANCY TO SB/STH in English

( especially BrE ) to start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FANCY — — fanciness , n. /fan"see/ , n. , pl. fancies , adj., fancier, fanciest , v. , fancied, fancying , …
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 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 …
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 ) …
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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
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
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 …
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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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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
FANCY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fancy dress party British English , a costume party American English (= one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FANCY
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, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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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, …
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 …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FANCY
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FANCY — fancy.ogg 1. ʹfænsı n 1. фантазия, воображение to have a lively fancy - иметь живое воображение the power of fancy …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE — 1) брать 2) воспринимать 3) впитывать 4) довозить 5) дубль 6) заступать 7) захватывать 8) определять 9) отбирать 10) отнимать 11) поглощать 12) преобразовывать 13) принятие 14) проникать 15) растворять 16) схватывать • development of mine take …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FANCY — фантазия; воображение; мысленный образ прихоть, причуда, каприз склонность; пристрастие; конек; вкус (к чему-л.) (the fancy) любители, энтузиасты; болельщики причудливый, прихотливый …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FANCY — 1. ʹfænsı n 1. фантазия, воображение to have a lively fancy - иметь живое воображение the power of fancy - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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