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TAKE A FANCY TO

Synonyms within Context: TAKE A FANCY TO

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Desire

Care for, affect, like, list; take to, cling to, take a fancy to; fancy; prefer; (choose).

Love

Burn; adore, idolize, love to distraction, aimer eperdument; dote on, dote upon; take a fancy to, look sweet upon; become enamored; Adjective: fall in love with, lose one's heart; desire.

Pleasure

Be pleased; with; receive pleasure, derive pleasure; n. from; take pleasure; n. in; delight in, rejoice in, indulge in, luxuriate in; gloat over; (physical pleasure); enjoy, relish, like; love; take to, take a fancy to; have a liking for; enter into the spirit of.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Translation: TAKE A FANCY TO

Language Translations for "TAKE A FANCY TO"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pushtoj (carry, conquer, creep over, enfold, engross, envelop, fold, hog, invade, jump, obsess, overcome, overreach, overrun, overtake, overwhelm, pervade, possess, reach, reduce, reign, rush back, seize, smite, straddle, sweep, take, take possession of), dua (aim, appreciate, be fond of, be keen on, be willing to, care, care for, choose, do with, fancy, intend, like, love, please, seek, want, wish), dashuroj (love). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ولع ب (affect, be fond of, fancy, hack, hound, love, take to), ‏ذهل (amaze, astonish, astound, bemuse, bewilder, bowl over, confound, distract, flabbergast, flummox, maze, shake, shock, stagger, stun, stupefy, surprise, taken aback, wonder), ‏إنجذب (gravitate). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

увличам се по, харесвам (affect, cotton, dig, fancy, like, relish). (various references)

   

French

  

se prendre d'affection, se mettre aimer (take a liking to), étourdir. (various references)

   

German

  

Geschmack finden an (to take a fancy to). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ל"משך אל. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

megkedvel valakit. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

心が動く (to be moved, to feel inclined to, to take a fancy to something). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

""ろがう"く (to be moved, to feel inclined to, to take a fancy to something). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aketay aay ancyfay otay

   

Romanian

  

se simţi atras (fancy, feel drawn to smb., take a fancy for). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

облюбовать, привязаться к кому-л. (take a fancy for /to/ smb.), полюбить кого-л. (take a fancy for /to/ smb.). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zavoleti (catch the fancy, catch the fancy of, cotton, fancy oneself). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tomar cariño a, prendarse de. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

få lust att, bli förtjust i. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ชอบบางสิ่งหรือบางคนมาก (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) (take a liking to). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hoşlanmak (affect, be attracted, be partial to, be pleased with, be taken by, be taken with, care, click, delight, dig, enjoy, fancy, have a liking for smb., like, relish, take a shine to smb., take to). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: TAKE A FANCY TO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-e-f-k-n-o-t-t-y"

-5 letters: cantata, cyanate, oatcake.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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