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verb

1. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for (Freq. 4)
- She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window
• Syn:
fancy, go for
• Derivationally related forms:
fancy (for: fancy), fancier (for: fancy)
• Hypernyms:
desire, want
• Entailment:
like
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. develop a habit;
apply oneself to a practice or occupation (Freq. 1)
- She took to drink
- Men take to the military trades
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing