Take to meaning
Take to is a phrasal verb that means to begin to like a person, activity, or thing.
- Past simple
- took to
- Past participle
- taken to
- -ing form
- taking to
What take to means
C1
To begin to like a person, activity, or thing
The children quickly took to their new teacher.
Similar phrasal verbs
With take: take off, take out, take back, take up, take away, take on, take down, take over, take someone aback, take after.
With to: refer to, amount to, put something to someone, set to, beat someone to it, come to, get to, go to, keep to, report to.
Common questions
What does take to mean?
To begin to like a person, activity, or thing.
What is the past tense of take to?
Took to. The past participle is taken to.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
