take a fancy to en · VERB
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes a fancy to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking a fancy to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took a fancy to | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a fancy to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |