To rejoice in, enjoy; also, to take to gladly, show preference for. rare.

To take a fancy to; to entertain a liking for; to be pleased with; to like. with obj. a person. (In early use often = to be or fall in love with.)

transitive. To have a good opinion of; to take a liking to. Now rare (English regional and Irish English (northern) in later use).

to take kindly to: to welcome or be pleased by; (also) to find (something) suitable, to thrive or do well in. Now chiefly in negative…

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

to take a shine to (colloquial, originally U.S.): to take a fancy for.

To fall in with, agree to; to take a liking or fancy to. slang.

Colloquial phrase to cotton on to: (a) to become attached to; to form a liking for; (b) to understand; to get to know about; also to cotton on, to…