英语词汇“take to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive.

a. To have recourse to (a means of transport or progression). Also: to avail oneself of (a means of protection, safety, or subsistence). Cf. senses 68b and 58c.See also to take to flight at flight n.² 2, to take to one's feet (or †foot) at foot n. and int. Phrases 3c, to take to one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2d(b), to take to one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3l, to take to wing at wing n. Phrases 2c(a).

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)]

fang855

runOE

to take to ——?c1225

seeka1300

goc1390

to have (one's or a) recourse toc1405

recourse?a1425

suit1450

to take (also make or make one's) recourse to (also into)c1456

repairc1475

to fall to ——1490

recur1511

to take unto ——1553

flee1563

betake1590

retreat1650

to call on ——1721

devolve1744

to draw upon ——1800

to draw on ——a1817

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 81 Ga sech wið uten þe frakele worldes froure...Tac þerto & leaf me hwenne þe is swa leouere.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11821 He hit wende. þat Arður hit wolde for-saken and nawiht to þan fehte taken.

c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 1148 At þe laste þay tuke to flyinge.

a1500 (?a1400) Morte Arthur (1903) l. 1380 Madame, how may thou to us take?

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades viii. 144 Hector he, doth chace his enimies, Who leaue the field, and take to flight.

1614 T. Danett's tr. P. de Commynes's Hist. (new ed.) i. xii. 32 The King tooke to barge [earlier edd. tooke barge] and returned to Paris.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. i. 40 Haue you any thing to take to? Val. Nothing but my fortune.

1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 280 The callow Storks..soon as e're to Wing they take, At sight those Animals for Food pursue.

1708 London Gaz. No. 4453/2 They took to their Oars, and got from us.

1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Princess of Elis i. ii, in Molière Wks. X. 79 At this terrible Sight I took to my Arms; but the false hearted Beast without any fear, came strait up to me.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 163 They all, without ceremony, took to their heels.

1823 in G. M. Theal Rec. South-Eastern Afr. (1903) IX. 18 Our bugle and drum put the enemy to flight, and they took to boats to escape to the main.

1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle i. 19 I should have alighted and taken to my feet.

1917 Information Q. Jan. 522/2 The crew had time to take to the lifeboats.

1938 Brit. Birds 32 93 The alarm call was a single note repeated several times before the bird took to wing.

2007 Independent 6 Feb. (Motoring section) 14/1 The..aim for Cycling England is..to ensure more children take to their bikes.

b. To repair, resort, or retire to (a place); to take refuge in. Also: to enter. Cf. senses 65b and 60b.Frequently in fixed phrases, as to take to one's bed at bed n. Phrases 10, to take to the highway at highway n. 1c, to take to the road at road n. Phrases 11, to take to the streets at street n. and adj. Phrases 7.

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society > travel > [verb (transitive)]

setOE

trinec1200

to take to ——c1300

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > esp. a place of refuge or safety

to take to ——c1300

take?a1400

to take up with1748

oasis1814

c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) 3977 He droh to on oþe[r] half and tock to herboreȝe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 2832 (MED) No dwellyng here þat ȝe make Til ȝe þe ȝondir feld to take.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania ii. 151 They took to the Sea, & so toward St. Maura.

1682 tr. G. F. Loredano Novells viii. 118 She took to her Bed, leaving the Physicians little hopes of her recovery.

1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 211 Take to the Mountains on the right.

1766 D. Garrick Let. 6 Sept. (1963) II. 426 I received before I took to my bed a letter from Mr Murray.

a1851 D. M. Moir Poet. Wks. (1852) I. 204 The rabbit, scared, Took to its hole under the hawthorn's root.

1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 180 Those who took to the hills..had all gloomy and bedevilled thoughts.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxvi. 359 The ape-man threw the warm carcass of Numa across his shoulders and took to the trees once more.

1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. (Parade Suppl.) 13/1 Increasingly, vacationing Americans are taking to the woods, mountains, deserts and seashores.

2006 R. B. Woods LBJ vii. 149 With..the polls showing him last, an overwrought Johnson took to his sickbed.

c. To go to (a place) or begin to use (a given object) in order to engage in a particular activity which is implied or understood.Chiefly with nouns used metonymically to denote particular activities or professions.

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1641 R. Codrington tr. Queen Margaret of Valois Memorialls iii. 210 The Marshall of Biron finding his opportunity, took to the field, seizing on, and plundering all the little Townes which held for the Huguenots.

1740 Apol. Life Mr. T— C—, Comedian iii. 23 (heading) The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.—Design'd for the University.—Took to the Stage.

1831 Museum of Foreign Lit. Jan. 5/2 Hereupon he [sc. Bunyan] took to the pulpit, where, if his own word can be taken, he turned out not inferior to any preacher of that time.

1891 J. F. Nisbet Insanity of Genius vii. 177 Fuseli was..filled with..untameable enthusiasm, which, before he took to the easel, found vent through literary..channels.

1939 V. Woolf Diary 6 Sept. (1984) V. 235 Suddenly one can take to the pen with relish.

1997 Total Sport Mar. 105 Sports stars are taking to the catwalk almost as often as they do the field of play.

2009 D. Liss Devil's Company xv. 167 When you were young and penniless, you took to the ring.

d. To have recourse to (a medium of mass communication) in order to convey a message, promote a cause, express one's opinion, etc.In later use frequently with reference to social media websites and applications.

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1843 Polit. Examiner 23 Sept. 593/2 Mr Upshur took to the columns of the Times to give Sir Robert Peel precisely the assurance he wanted.

1934 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 Dec. 16/1 From 7 to 7:30 tonight, the fathers of the children will take to the airwaves..and give Santa Claus his instructions.

1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen ii. 52 If Stephen wished to air his agnosticism he had to take to the pages of Fraser's Magazine.

1993 Guardian 15 Nov. 9/3 Backers and opponents..took to the talk shows to continue where..Al Gore and..Ross Perot left off in their live television debate.

2005 Boards (Nexis) 1 Nov. 4 Vonk took to the blogosphere and spoke out against her friend.

2013 L. Jepson Harry Styles viii. 179 She took to Twitter to deny there was anything between them.

2. intransitive. To attach oneself to, to become an adherent or follower of. Now rare.

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c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14566 Crist seolue he for-soc and to þan Wursen he tohc.

c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) l. 66 Bute hi here laȝe asoke & to here toke.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 17533 (MED) Raþer shulde þei to vs take þen to ihesu for oure sake.

c1450 (?a1400) T. Chestre Sir Launfal (1930) l. 316 (MED) Yf þou wylt truly to me take, And alle wemen for me forsake, Ryche i wyll make þe.

a1622 N. Byfield Comm. 2nd Chapter of 1st Epist. St. Peter (1623) 129 Now, it is our part to take to Christ, and renounce the world, and forgo the pleasures of sinne.

1832 Figaro in London 4 Feb. 34/1 The disappointed minions who have lately lost their places have now taken to the Opposition.

1891 B. Carradine Sanctification xix. 187 Do the best people, the prominent people, take to Christ and follow him?

1999 Res. Afr. Lit. 30 147 Shimanko..takes to the opposition with the intention of democratically overthrowing his adversary.

3. intransitive.

a. To react, respond, or adapt oneself in a specified way to. Frequently in to take kindly to at kindly adv. Phrases 4.

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a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 8436 Þen was þis childe sette to boke ful wele I wis þer-to [Vesp. þar-wit] he toke.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 34 Thinking they will take best to that, which they haue most Minde to.

1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened vii. 45 We should not take ill to obey & serve God, who hath so noble servants.

1757 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) II. vii. iii. 454 When any Creature the Farmer has a Mind to feed with the Turnip, does not take kindly to it at first, the Way is to boil it.

1766 J. W. Baker in Compl. Farmer at Turnip [The bullock] took kindly to the turnips.

1820 Examiner No. 637. 413/2 A tree which is late transplanted seldom takes well to the soil.

1885 Manch. Weekly Times 6 June 5/5 The new members may not take kindly to the work.

1919 W. De Morgan Old Madhouse 457 His mind took kindly to the interruption of this young man's nuptials with an American millionheiress of startling beauty.

1955 Times 22 June 11/6 Once we found a peccary which, though tame, did not take readily to transport in a canoe and nearly tipped us into the river.

2010 R. Skloot Immortal Life Henrietta Lacks (2011) xviii. 163 We don't take kindly to scientists telling us who to reproduce with.

b. To form a liking for (a person or (occasionally) thing), esp. within a short space of time; to conceive an affection for.

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the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > have liking for [verb (transitive)] > take a liking to

fain1483

fancy1545

conceit1589

to take kindly to1733

to take to ——1748

to take a shine to1839

tumble1887

to cotton on to1907

1748 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) II. 239 I took to him for his resemblance to you.

1796 C. Lamb Let. 3 Oct. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 50 They, as the saying is take to her very extraordinaryily [sic.].

1844 Lady G. C. Fullerton Ellen Middleton (ed. 2) I. i. 46 To use a familiar expression, we took to each other instantaneously.

1885 Manch. Examiner 22 July 3/2 When first the idea was suggested, Doré did not take to it.

1929 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 5 Mar. 4/4 The lad rushed to Jolson, taking to him immediately, holding out his little arms and saying ‘I like you.’

1978 L. Meynell Papersnake x. 132 He took to you... He took a shine to you.

2007 K. Flynn Forgotten Dreams 322 She didn't take to young Merle when the older girl first joined the company, but over the summer they grew real close.

4. intransitive. To devote or apply oneself to; to adopt or take up as a practice, business, habit, or something habitual. Cf. sense 55b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > become addicted to

yield?a1366

to take to ——1834

?a1425 in D. Knoop & G. P. Jones Mediæval Mason (1933) 269 Aȝayn to the craft they schul neuer take.

?1535 Lanterne of Lyght xii. f. xliv^v Moch better it is to take to lawe [?a1425 Harl. take hede to þe lawe] than to offre y^e fatnes of rammes.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 692 Clothing (a trade which they tooke to).

?1697 J. Lewis Mem. Duke of Glocester (1789) 59 On a sudden he left off his soldiering, and must needs take to managing a wooden horse.

1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 370 If you take to Begging, I will take to give nothing.

1792 J. Woodforde Diary 21 Feb. (1927) III. 337 I had of late drank Tea for breakfast but this morning left it of again and took to Sasafras.

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine vi. 88 He has since taken to drinking!

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 199 In Madrid..the men have taken to..Parisian paletos.

1893 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 227/2 She has taken to society as a duck takes to water.

1907 A. F. Pollard Factors in Mod. Hist. ii. 43 Younger sons of nobles never took to trade; that would be dishonourable.

1938 A. J. Liebling Back where I came From 48 The men on the Bowery..had taken to hanging around saloons, drinking on empty stomachs.

1976 M. Engel Bear i. 13 Miss Bliss had long ago taken to drink.

1990 Times 25 Apr. 23/3 They both began balding at a young age and took to wearing toupees.

5. intransitive. colloquial (originally New Zealand). To attack; to set upon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)]

assail?c1225

to set on ——c1290

saila1300

to turn one's handc1325

lashc1330

to set against ——c1330

impugnc1384

offendc1385

weighc1386

checka1400

to lay at?a1400

havec1400

to set at ——c1430

fraya1440

rehetea1450

besail1460

fray1465

tuilyie1487

assaulta1500

enterprise?1510

invade1513

sturt1513

attempt1546

lay1580

tilt1589

to fall aboard——1593

yoke1596

to let into1598

to fall foul1602

attack1655

do1780

to go in at1812

to pitch into ——1823

tackle1828

vampire1832

bushwhack1837

to go for ——1838

take1864

pile1867

volcano1867

to set about ——1879

vampirize1888

to get stuck into1910

to take to ——1911

weigh1941

rugby-tackle1967

rugger-tackle1967

1911 ‘Kiwi’ On the Swag iii. 9 Take to him, Bill.

1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl ii. xiv. 159 When we got home he really took to me. That was when I lost a lot of my teeth.

1974 A. Wendt Flying-fox in Freedom Tree 45 Pastor Laau took to him with a thick guava branch and grandfather nearly took to Pastor Laau with his thick fists.

2007 R. Cook More Dangerous Ground iii. 88 When confronted, the man took to me with an iron bar.

单词	take to
释义	> as lemmas to take to to take to 1. transitive. To take in hand, to take charge of; esp. to undertake the care of (a child). Now rare (English regional (west midlands and southern) in later use).In some quots., use with the adverb to is not readily distinguishable from an equivalent use with the preposition to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] underfoc893 fandOE onfangOE undernimc1000 takec1175 to take tillc1175 to take toa1250 underfongc1330 undertakea1340 to take in (also on) handa1350 undertakec1385 attamec1386 to take in (also on) handc1390 embrace1393 emprisec1410 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to go upon ——c1450 enterprise?1473 to set (one's) hand to1477 go?a1500 accept1524 assume1530 to hent in (also upon) handc1540 to swallow up1544 to take to task1546 to go into ——?1548 to set in hand1548 to fare about1563 entertain1569 undergo1606 to set about ——1611 to take up1660 to come at ——1901 the mind > possession > taking > take [verb (transitive)] > take over to take toa1250 to take over1618 to take on1849 a1250 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Titus) (1940) 49 He wile carien for hire þat ha haued itaken to of al þat hire biheoueð. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms xxvi.10 My fader and my moder forsoken me; the Lord forsothe hath take me to [L. collegit me]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 5639 Þis wommon bleþely toke þer-to [Vesp. it vnder-fang] & fedde hit [sc. the child]. ?a1425 in D. Knoop & G. P. Jones Mediæval Mason (1933) 262 (MED) That the mayster take to no prentysse, But he have good seuerans to dwelle Seven ȝer with hym. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies v. 199 All the little children whom the good fairies take to, because their cruel mothers and fathers will not. 1890 S. S. Buckman John Darke's Sojourn in Cotteswolds ii. 9 Very good it wur o' the parson to take to the child. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 235 I'm gooin' to tek to Sarah's little boy, now the father's dead. †2. transitive. To assume, take up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)] > adopt as one's own to take toa1382 to take up?c1425 adoptate1560 adopt1586 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xxxviii. 14 Þe which þe cloþeȝ of wydowhede don down, toke to [L. assumpsit] a roket. a1425 (c1384) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. iv. 6 Thou shalt take to [L.V. take; L. assumes] the wickidnes of the hows of Juda. 3. transitive (in passive). English regional. To be taken aback; to be put out of countenance. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > happen or move unexpectedly [verb (intransitive)] > feel surprised to think wonder (also ferly)lOE to have wondera1400 admirec1429 startle1562 to think (it) strange of (or concerning)1585 to come short?1611 strange1639 to think (it) much1669 admirize1702 to go (all) hot and cold1845 to take to1862 surprise1943 not to know (or to wonder) what hit one1961 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Channings III. v. 68 ‘You will have to do it, though, sir,’ thundered Mr. Galloway... Mr Roland, somewhat taken to, dropped his head and the wafer-box together. 1872 Argosy Sept. 183 Mr. T. might possibly have been slightly taken to.., but there was no symptom of it in his voice. 1881 Time June 270 I was that took to when the gentleman looked so stern..that I told him the whole truth. 1907 Country Life 20 July 98/2 Thou'rt a bit takken to, poor lad. 1914 Living Age 2 May 281/1 He had looked a bit ‘takken-to’..when he saw how ‘undone’ she was. But it was Alty's turn to look ‘takken-to’ when she encountered Royton. extracted from takev. to take to —— to take to —— 1. intransitive. a. To have recourse to (a means of transport or progression). Also: to avail oneself of (a means of protection, safety, or subsistence). Cf. senses 68b and 58c.See also to take to flight at flight n.² 2, to take to one's feet (or †foot) at foot n. and int. Phrases 3c, to take to one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2d(b), to take to one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3l, to take to wing at wing n. Phrases 2c(a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] fang855 runOE to take to ——?c1225 seeka1300 goc1390 to have (one's or a) recourse toc1405 recourse?a1425 suit1450 to take (also make or make one's) recourse to (also into)c1456 repairc1475 to fall to ——1490 recur1511 to take unto ——1553 flee1563 betake1590 retreat1650 to call on ——1721 devolve1744 to draw upon ——1800 to draw on ——a1817 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 81 Ga sech wið uten þe frakele worldes froure...Tac þerto & leaf me hwenne þe is swa leouere. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11821 He hit wende. þat Arður hit wolde for-saken and nawiht to þan fehte taken. c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 1148 At þe laste þay tuke to flyinge. a1500 (?a1400) Morte Arthur (1903) l. 1380 Madame, how may thou to us take? 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades viii. 144 Hector he, doth chace his enimies, Who leaue the field, and take to flight. 1614 T. Danett's tr. P. de Commynes's Hist. (new ed.) i. xii. 32 The King tooke to barge [earlier edd. tooke barge] and returned to Paris. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. i. 40 Haue you any thing to take to? Val. Nothing but my fortune. View more context for this quotation 1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 280 The callow Storks..soon as e're to Wing they take, At sight those Animals for Food pursue. 1708 London Gaz. No. 4453/2 They took to their Oars, and got from us. 1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Princess of Elis i. ii, in Molière Wks. X. 79 At this terrible Sight I took to my Arms; but the false hearted Beast without any fear, came strait up to me. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 163 They all, without ceremony, took to their heels. 1823 in G. M. Theal Rec. South-Eastern Afr. (1903) IX. 18 Our bugle and drum put the enemy to flight, and they took to boats to escape to the main. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle i. 19 I should have alighted and taken to my feet. 1917 Information Q. Jan. 522/2 The crew had time to take to the lifeboats. 1938 Brit. Birds 32 93 The alarm call was a single note repeated several times before the bird took to wing. 2007 Independent 6 Feb. (Motoring section) 14/1 The..aim for Cycling England is..to ensure more children take to their bikes. b. To repair, resort, or retire to (a place); to take refuge in. Also: to enter. Cf. senses 65b and 60b.Frequently in fixed phrases, as to take to one's bed at bed n. Phrases 10, to take to the highway at highway n. 1c, to take to the road at road n. Phrases 11, to take to the streets at street n. and adj. Phrases 7. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (transitive)] setOE trinec1200 to take to ——c1300 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > esp. a place of refuge or safety to take to ——c1300 take?a1400 to take up with1748 oasis1814 c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) 3977 He droh to on oþe[r] half and tock to herboreȝe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 2832 (MED) No dwellyng here þat ȝe make Til ȝe þe ȝondir feld to take. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania ii. 151 They took to the Sea, & so toward St. Maura. 1682 tr. G. F. Loredano Novells viii. 118 She took to her Bed, leaving the Physicians little hopes of her recovery. 1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 211 Take to the Mountains on the right. 1766 D. Garrick Let. 6 Sept. (1963) II. 426 I received before I took to my bed a letter from Mr Murray. a1851 D. M. Moir Poet. Wks. (1852) I. 204 The rabbit, scared, Took to its hole under the hawthorn's root. 1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 180 Those who took to the hills..had all gloomy and bedevilled thoughts. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxvi. 359 The ape-man threw the warm carcass of Numa across his shoulders and took to the trees once more. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. (Parade Suppl.) 13/1 Increasingly, vacationing Americans are taking to the woods, mountains, deserts and seashores. 2006 R. B. Woods LBJ vii. 149 With..the polls showing him last, an overwrought Johnson took to his sickbed. c. To go to (a place) or begin to use (a given object) in order to engage in a particular activity which is implied or understood.Chiefly with nouns used metonymically to denote particular activities or professions. ΚΠ 1641 R. Codrington tr. Queen Margaret of Valois Memorialls iii. 210 The Marshall of Biron finding his opportunity, took to the field, seizing on, and plundering all the little Townes which held for the Huguenots. 1740 Apol. Life Mr. T— C—, Comedian iii. 23 (heading) The Author's several Chances for the Church, the Court, and the Army.—Design'd for the University.—Took to the Stage. 1831 Museum of Foreign Lit. Jan. 5/2 Hereupon he [sc. Bunyan] took to the pulpit, where, if his own word can be taken, he turned out not inferior to any preacher of that time. 1891 J. F. Nisbet Insanity of Genius vii. 177 Fuseli was..filled with..untameable enthusiasm, which, before he took to the easel, found vent through literary..channels. 1939 V. Woolf Diary 6 Sept. (1984) V. 235 Suddenly one can take to the pen with relish. 1997 Total Sport Mar. 105 Sports stars are taking to the catwalk almost as often as they do the field of play. 2009 D. Liss Devil's Company xv. 167 When you were young and penniless, you took to the ring. d. To have recourse to (a medium of mass communication) in order to convey a message, promote a cause, express one's opinion, etc.In later use frequently with reference to social media websites and applications. ΚΠ 1843 Polit. Examiner 23 Sept. 593/2 Mr Upshur took to the columns of the Times to give Sir Robert Peel precisely the assurance he wanted. 1934 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 Dec. 16/1 From 7 to 7:30 tonight, the fathers of the children will take to the airwaves..and give Santa Claus his instructions. 1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen ii. 52 If Stephen wished to air his agnosticism he had to take to the pages of Fraser's Magazine. 1993 Guardian 15 Nov. 9/3 Backers and opponents..took to the talk shows to continue where..Al Gore and..Ross Perot left off in their live television debate. 2005 Boards (Nexis) 1 Nov. 4 Vonk took to the blogosphere and spoke out against her friend. 2013 L. Jepson Harry Styles viii. 179 She took to Twitter to deny there was anything between them. 2. intransitive. To attach oneself to, to become an adherent or follower of. Now rare. ΚΠ c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14566 Crist seolue he for-soc and to þan Wursen he tohc. c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) l. 66 Bute hi here laȝe asoke & to here toke. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 17533 (MED) Raþer shulde þei to vs take þen to ihesu for oure sake. c1450 (?a1400) T. Chestre Sir Launfal (1930) l. 316 (MED) Yf þou wylt truly to me take, And alle wemen for me forsake, Ryche i wyll make þe. a1622 N. Byfield Comm. 2nd Chapter of 1st Epist. St. Peter (1623) 129 Now, it is our part to take to Christ, and renounce the world, and forgo the pleasures of sinne. 1832 Figaro in London 4 Feb. 34/1 The disappointed minions who have lately lost their places have now taken to the Opposition. 1891 B. Carradine Sanctification xix. 187 Do the best people, the prominent people, take to Christ and follow him? 1999 Res. Afr. Lit. 30 147 Shimanko..takes to the opposition with the intention of democratically overthrowing his adversary. 3. intransitive. a. To react, respond, or adapt oneself in a specified way to. Frequently in to take kindly to at kindly adv. Phrases 4. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 8436 Þen was þis childe sette to boke ful wele I wis þer-to [Vesp. þar-wit] he toke. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 34 Thinking they will take best to that, which they haue most Minde to. 1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened vii. 45 We should not take ill to obey & serve God, who hath so noble servants. 1757 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) II. vii. iii. 454 When any Creature the Farmer has a Mind to feed with the Turnip, does not take kindly to it at first, the Way is to boil it. 1766 J. W. Baker in Compl. Farmer at Turnip [The bullock] took kindly to the turnips. 1820 Examiner No. 637. 413/2 A tree which is late transplanted seldom takes well to the soil. 1885 Manch. Weekly Times 6 June 5/5 The new members may not take kindly to the work. 1919 W. De Morgan Old Madhouse 457 His mind took kindly to the interruption of this young man's nuptials with an American millionheiress of startling beauty. 1955 Times 22 June 11/6 Once we found a peccary which, though tame, did not take readily to transport in a canoe and nearly tipped us into the river. 2010 R. Skloot Immortal Life Henrietta Lacks (2011) xviii. 163 We don't take kindly to scientists telling us who to reproduce with. b. To form a liking for (a person or (occasionally) thing), esp. within a short space of time; to conceive an affection for. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > have liking for [verb (transitive)] > take a liking to fain1483 fancy1545 conceit1589 to take kindly to1733 to take to ——1748 to take a shine to1839 tumble1887 to cotton on to1907 1748 H. Walpole Corr. (1837) II. 239 I took to him for his resemblance to you. 1796 C. Lamb Let. 3 Oct. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 50 They, as the saying is take to her very extraordinaryily [sic.]. 1844 Lady G. C. Fullerton Ellen Middleton (ed. 2) I. i. 46 To use a familiar expression, we took to each other instantaneously. 1885 Manch. Examiner 22 July 3/2 When first the idea was suggested, Doré did not take to it. 1929 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 5 Mar. 4/4 The lad rushed to Jolson, taking to him immediately, holding out his little arms and saying ‘I like you.’ 1978 L. Meynell Papersnake x. 132 He took to you... He took a shine to you. 2007 K. Flynn Forgotten Dreams 322 She didn't take to young Merle when the older girl first joined the company, but over the summer they grew real close. 4. intransitive. To devote or apply oneself to; to adopt or take up as a practice, business, habit, or something habitual. Cf. sense 55b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > become addicted to yield?a1366 to take to ——1834 ?a1425 in D. Knoop & G. P. Jones Mediæval Mason (1933) 269 Aȝayn to the craft they schul neuer take. ?1535 Lanterne of Lyght xii. f. xliv^v Moch better it is to take to lawe [?a1425 Harl. take hede to þe lawe] than to offre y^e fatnes of rammes. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 692 Clothing (a trade which they tooke to). ?1697 J. Lewis Mem. Duke of Glocester (1789) 59 On a sudden he left off his soldiering, and must needs take to managing a wooden horse. 1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 370 If you take to Begging, I will take to give nothing. 1792 J. Woodforde Diary 21 Feb. (1927) III. 337 I had of late drank Tea for breakfast but this morning left it of again and took to Sasafras. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine vi. 88 He has since taken to drinking! 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 199 In Madrid..the men have taken to..Parisian paletos. 1893 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 227/2 She has taken to society as a duck takes to water. 1907 A. F. Pollard Factors in Mod. Hist. ii. 43 Younger sons of nobles never took to trade; that would be dishonourable. 1938 A. J. Liebling Back where I came From 48 The men on the Bowery..had taken to hanging around saloons, drinking on empty stomachs. 1976 M. Engel Bear i. 13 Miss Bliss had long ago taken to drink. 1990 Times 25 Apr. 23/3 They both began balding at a young age and took to wearing toupees. 5. intransitive. colloquial (originally New Zealand). To attack; to set upon. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 1911 ‘Kiwi’ On the Swag iii. 9 Take to him, Bill. 1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl ii. xiv. 159 When we got home he really took to me. That was when I lost a lot of my teeth. 1974 A. 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