TAKE TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of TAKE TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

take to somebody/something phrasal verb [not in passive] ( see also ↑ take )

1 . to start to like someone or something:

Sandra took to it straight away.

Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to.

2 . to start doing something regularly

take to doing something

Dee’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.

3 . take to your bed to get into your bed and stay there:

He was so depressed, he took to his bed for a week.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.