take to

verb

took to; taken to; taking to; takes to

transitive verb

: to go to or into (a place)

take to the woods/hills

Thousands of people took to the streets in protest. [=went out into the streets to protest]

He took to the airwaves [=he spoke on the radio] with his message.

: to begin doing (something) as a habit or regular practice

take to drink

—usually used with a following present participle

take to drinking/smokingHe's recently taken to staying up late on weekends.A few of her classmates took to calling her Pipi, after Pippi Longstocking …

Calvin TomkinsRecently, he'd taken to wearing tuxedos and suits and had gotten a new car, she said.

Laura Italiano and Tamar Lapin

: to adapt oneself to

They haven't taken well to the new schedule.

: to start to have a liking for

I took to her immediately.

He tried skiing and took to it quickly. [=he quickly learned how to ski and liked doing it]

Note: To take to something like a duck (takes) to water is to begin to do it, use it, etc., in a very quick, easy, and natural way.

She took to horseback riding like a duck to water.

Deanna takes to student life like a duck takes to water, doing all the things that we all did …

Joe Anderton

单词	took to
释义	take to verb took to; taken to; taking to; takes to transitive verb 1 : to go to or into (a place) take to the woods/hills Thousands of people took to the streets in protest. [=went out into the streets to protest] He took to the airwaves [=he spoke on the radio] with his message. 2 : to begin doing (something) as a habit or regular practice take to drink —usually used with a following present participle take to drinking/smokingHe's recently taken to staying up late on weekends.A few of her classmates took to calling her Pipi, after Pippi Longstocking … Calvin TomkinsRecently, he'd taken to wearing tuxedos and suits and had gotten a new car, she said. Laura Italiano and Tamar Lapin 3 : to adapt oneself to They haven't taken well to the new schedule. 4 : to start to have a liking for I took to her immediately. He tried skiing and took to it quickly. [=he quickly learned how to ski and liked doing it] Note: To take to something like a duck (takes) to water is to begin to do it, use it, etc., in a very quick, easy, and natural way. She took to horseback riding like a duck to water. Deanna takes to student life like a duck takes to water, doing all the things that we all did … Joe Anderton see also take kindly to Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 took to phrase past tense of take to as in enjoyed to take pleasure in He took to figure skating at a young age. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance enjoyed loved liked went for relished got off (on) adored savored fancied revelled (in) got a charge out of got a kick out of reveled (in) savoured had a soft spot for admired appreciated revered dug rejoiced (in) venerated was partial to delighted (in) valued preferred grooved (on) worshipped treasured cherished worshiped drank (in) prized devoured idolized ate (up) doted (on) indulged (in) feasted (on) favored wallowed (in) cottoned (to) luxuriated (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hated loathed detested disliked abominated abhorred despised condemned scorned See More
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