take a fancy to
verb
Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Roget 897:
love,
like,
affect,
fancy,
care for,
take an interest in,
be partial to,
sympathize with;
affection;
be in love with
etc.
adj.;
have a love
etc.
n..
for,
entertain a love
etc.
n..
for,
harbor cherish a love
etc.
n..
for;
regard,
revere;
take to,
bear love to,
be wedded to;
set one's affections on;
make much of,
feast one's eyes on;
hold dear,
prize;
hug,
cling to,
cherish,
pet.
burn;
adore,
idolize,
love to distraction,
aimer eperdument [Fr.];
dote on,
dote upon;
take a fancy to,
look sweet upon;
become enamored
etc.
adj.;
fall in love with,
lose one's heart;
desire
etc.
865.
excite love;
win the heart,
gain the heart,
win the affections,
gain the affections,
secure the love,
engage the affections;
take the fancy of have a place in the heart,
wind round the heart;
attract,
attach,
endear,
charm,
fascinate,
captivate,
bewitch,
seduce,
enamor,
enrapture,
turn the head.
get into favor;
ingratiate oneself,
insinuate oneself,
worm oneself;
propitiate,
curry favor with,
pay one's court to,
faire l'aimable [Fr.],
set one's cap at,
flirt.
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Roget 827:
be pleased
etc.
829;
feel pleasure,
experience pleasure
etc.
n.;
joy;
enjoy oneself,
hug oneself;
be in clover
etc.
377,
be in elysium
etc.
981;
tread on enchanted ground;
fall into raptures,
go into raptures.
feel at home,
breathe freely,
bask in the sunshine.
be pleased with
etc.
829;
receive pleasure,
derive pleasure
etc.
n..
from;
take pleasure
etc.
n..
in;
delight in,
rejoice in,
indulge in,
luxuriate in;
gloat over
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
enjoy,
relish,
like;
love
etc.
897;
take to,
take a fancy to;
have a liking for;
enter into the spirit of.
take in good part.
treat oneself to,
solace oneself with.
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