cotton to

cotton (on)to (someone or something)

1. To like someone or something; to view someone or something favorably. It takes me a while to cotton to new people—I have to get to know them first. After we explained our plan again, the rest of the group seemed to cotton onto it.2. To begin to understand something. Thanks for explaining that concept to me—I think I'm cottoning onto it now.See also: cotton

cotton (on)to someone or something

Rur. to begin to like or agree to someone or something quickly. She began to cotton to Fred, despite his country ways. She cottoned onto Jane's way of thinking.See also: cotton

cotton to

1. Take a liking to, get along with, as in This dog doesn't cotton to strangers. Although this verbal phrase comes from the noun for the fabric, the semantic connection between these parts of speech is unclear. [Early 1800s] 2. Also, cotton on to. Come to understand, grasp, as in She didn't really cotton on to what I was saying. [Colloquial; early 1900s] See also: cotton

cotton to

v.1. To take a liking to someone or something: That dog doesn't cotton to strangers.2. To come to understand something: I finally cottoned to the new computer system.See also: cotton

单词	cotton to
释义	cotton to cotton to vb (intr, preposition) 1. to become friendly with2. to approve of Translations cotton to cotton (on)to (someone or something) 1. To like someone or something; to view someone or something favorably. It takes me a while to cotton to new people—I have to get to know them first. After we explained our plan again, the rest of the group seemed to cotton onto it.2. To begin to understand something. Thanks for explaining that concept to me—I think I'm cottoning onto it now.See also: cotton cotton (on)to someone or something Rur. to begin to like or agree to someone or something quickly. She began to cotton to Fred, despite his country ways. She cottoned onto Jane's way of thinking.See also: cotton cotton to 1. Take a liking to, get along with, as in This dog doesn't cotton to strangers. Although this verbal phrase comes from the noun for the fabric, the semantic connection between these parts of speech is unclear. [Early 1800s] 2. Also, cotton on to. Come to understand, grasp, as in She didn't really cotton on to what I was saying. [Colloquial; early 1900s] See also: cotton cotton to v.1. To take a liking to someone or something: That dog doesn't cotton to strangers.2. To come to understand something: I finally cottoned to the new computer system.See also: cotton
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