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Take to   /teɪk tu/   Listen
Take to

verb
1.
Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for.  Synonyms: fancy, go for.
2.
Develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation.  "Men take to the military trades"



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"Take to" Quotes from Famous Books



... won't. Garry's old-fashioned and terribly conventional, but you'll take to him at once. There's a wonderful charm about him. He's so good-looking, yet so clever. I think he could win any woman if he tried, only ...
— The Trail of '98 - A Northland Romance • Robert W. Service
... Diggers, and inferior in character. They were generally peaceful and friendly while the mountain dwellers were inclined to hostility. As a whole they did not represent a very high type of humanity, and all seemed to take to the vices rather than to the virtues of the white race, which was by no means represented at its best. A few unprincipled whites were always ready to stir up trouble and the Indians were treacherous and when antagonized they killed the innocent rather than the guilty, for they were ...
— A Backward Glance at Eighty • Charles A. Murdock
... urged filial obedience to the wishes of his father. That his mother would understand and encourage him should he heed the call of his soul, John did not for an instant doubt. Not less clearly, however, did he recognize the attitude his father would take to such a course; for his father, while refraining from scoffing at beliefs cherished by his wife and friends, made no secret of his ...
— Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker • Meletios Golden
... "can't we take to the boats now while there is time? It seems like tempting Providence to stay on the ship and wait for the fire to break out. What if she should ...
— Wakulla - A Story of Adventure in Florida • Kirk Munroe
... good testimony that various species of Gibbon readily take to the erect posture. Mr. George Bennett, [16] a very excellent observer, in describing the habits of a male 'Hylobates syndactylus' which remained for some time in his possession, says: "He invariably walks in the erect posture when on a level surface; and then ...
— Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature • Thomas H. Huxley


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