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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 | ||
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