TAKE TO STH


Meaning of TAKE TO STH in English

[ no passive ]

1.

to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger :

The rebels took to the hills.

2.

to begin to do sth as a habit :

[+ -ing ]

I've taken to waking up very early.

3.

to develop an ability for sth :

She took to tennis as if she'd been playing all her life.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.