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Take to

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master. idiomatic

    "Although he had never skated before, he took to it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease."

  2. 2
    have a fancy or particular liking or desire for wordnet
  3. 3
    To enter; to go into or move towards. idiomatic

    "As the train rushed through, thousands of birds took to the air at once."

  4. 4
    develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation wordnet
  5. 5
    To begin, as a new habit or practice. idiomatic

    "After the third one was rejected, she took to asking the department to check the form before she submitted it."

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  1. 6
    To be attracted to. idiomatic

    "She met Ned when he was looking anyway. . . . And he took to her, he liked her crooked straightness from the start."

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