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71fancy — I. n. 1. Imagination (properly, as exercised in sportive or whimsical moods), which see. 2. Pleasing conceit, happy conception, striking thought, ideal image, bright stroke. 3. Notion, idea, thought, conception, conceit, impression, apprehension …
72take — v 1. acquire, secure, get, obtain, gain, procure, come by, Sl. cop; catch, seize, capture; hold, grasp, grip, clasp, embrace; garner, harvest, gather, glean; reach, attain, achieve, win; receive, accept, react or respond to; have, possess,… …
73fancy — n 1. imagination, creativity, originality; conception, origination, generation, creation, invention, fabrication, formation. 2. mental image, visualization, picture; conception, concept, thought, notion, idea, abstraction, conceptualization;… …
74take for granted — Synonyms and related words: accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, allegorize, allude to, anticipate, assume, be afraid, be caught napping, be certain, be neglectful, be negligent, believe, believe without reservation, bring to mind, buy,… …
75take for — Synonyms and related words: account as, assume, be afraid, believe, conceive, conclude, consider, daresay, deduce, deem, divine, dream, esteem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel, gather, grant, guess, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression,… …
76take it — Synonyms and related words: accede, accept, account as, acquiesce, answer, assent, assume, avail, be afraid, be agreeable, be equal to, bear, bear the brunt, bear up, bear up under, believe, comply, conceive, conclude, consent, consider, daresay …
77take to — Synonyms and related words: addict, adjust, aim at, be desirous of, be smitten, be used to, be wont, become attached to, bring into play, carry on, choose, conduct, confirm, convert to use, cotton to, desiderate, desire, do, employ, engage in,… …
78shine to or for, take a — Take a fancy for …
79take a shine to — informal, like, fancy (see love) …
80take to — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enjoy, be fond of, admire; see favor 2 , like 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find agreeable: fancy, like1. Chiefly British: conceit. See LIKE …
