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take to1Begin or fall into the habit of: he took to hiding some secret supplies in his desk...- Or take to relatively less harmful habits like drinking, smoking and gambling.
- Once the local gossip was out of the way, she took to her usual habit of saying, ‘So what's new?’
- Lorenzo Amoruso of Rangers seems to be an amiable sort of fellow so it was sad to read that, during a long injury lay-off, he fell into a depression and took to the drink.
Synonyms make a habit of, resort to, turn to, have recourse to, begin, start formal commence 2Form a liking for: Mrs Brady never took to Moran...- The advent of online lotteries had a bad effect on the State lottery, as fortune seekers began to take to the former.
- American mobile phone users are beginning to take to SMS, but IM may be the future for wireless messaging in the US.
- Children could easily take to the world of 3D excitement offered here.
Synonyms develop a liking for, like, get on with, become friendly with informal take a shine to 2.1Develop an ability for (something), especially quickly or easily: I took to pole-vaulting right away...- Mr Wilstrop, 20, whose father often teaches the sport at the school, said the youngsters took to squash very quickly.
- What amazes me is how quickly they take to caring for an elderly person who has to be cleaned, dressed and sorted out.
- He quickly took to the work and was even initiated into the Guild.
Synonyms become good at, develop an ability/aptitude for, be suitable for; develop a liking for, like, enjoy, become interested in 3Go to (a place) to escape danger or an enemy: they took to the hills...- Of course there is every chance that voters might literally take to the hills to escape such an election, but to my mind it is a risk worth taking.
- Increasingly, Zambia's AIDS orphans attempt to escape their suffering by taking to the street.
- Shocked into a speechless stupor, Ibis took to the air to escape the horrible sight on the ground.
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