Phrasal Verbs
- 1to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger The rebels took to the hills.
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- 2to begin to do something as a habit take to doing something I've taken to waking up very early.
- 3to develop an ability for something She took to tennis as if she'd been playing all her life.
to start liking someone or something I took to my new boss immediately. He hasn't taken to his new school.