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See also:
taketo
and
Taketo
Contents
1
English
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Derived terms
English
Pronunciation
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)
Verb
take
to
(
idiomatic
)
To
adapt
to; to
learn
,
grasp
or
master
.
Although he had never skated before, he
took to
it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease.
She
took to
swimming like a fish.
(
idiomatic
)
To
enter
; to
go
into
or
move
towards
.
As the train rushed through, thousands of birds
took to
the air at once.
2013
June 7,
Gary Younge
, “
Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution
”, in
The Guardian Weekly
, volume
188
, number
26
, page
18
:
WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they
took to
the streets.
(
idiomatic
)
To
begin
, as a new
habit
or
practice
.
After the third one was rejected, she
took to
asking the department to check the form before she submitted it.
(
idiomatic
,
of persons
)
To be
attracted
to.
2002
Dec. 22, Kerry Hardie, "
First Chapter:
A Winter Marriage
,"
New York Times
(retrieved 9 June 2015)
:
She met Ned when he was looking anyway. . . . And he
took to
her, he liked her crooked straightness from the start.
Derived terms
like a duck takes to water
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മലയാളം
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