n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: cot · toned ; cot · ton · ing \ ' kät-ni ŋ , ' kä-t ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 1605
1 : to take a liking ― used with to < cotton s to people easily>
2 : to come to understand ― used with to or on to < cotton ed on to the fact that our children work furiously ― H. M. McLuhan>