English verb: take to | |||
1. | take to (emotion) have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||
Samples | She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window. | ||
Synonyms | fancy, go for | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desire, want | ||
Entail | like | ||
2. | take to (social) develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation | ||
Samples | She took to drink. Men take to the military trades. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||