strike someone's fancy in English

Forms: strikes someone's fancy [present, singular, third-person], striking someone's fancy [participle, present], struck someone's fancy [participle, past], struck someone's fancy [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,striking,struck> someone's fancy}} strike someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present strikes someone's fancy, present participle striking someone's fancy, simple past and past participle struck someone's fancy)

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          "text": "Some of the china ornaments in the gift shop struck my fancy."
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        "To attract or appeal to someone."
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          "word": "take someone's fancy"
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          "word": "catch someone's fancy"
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          "word": "miellyttää"
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      "form": "strikes someone's fancy",
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"strike someone's fancy" meaning in English

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