phrasal verb · neutral
take to
/teɪk tuː/take·TO
1) to begin to like someone or something; 2) to begin a habit of doing something; 3) to head to a place (less common)
Examples
“She quickly took to her new colleagues and felt at home.”
“He took to jogging every morning to improve his fitness.”
“The children took to the teacher almost immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although he initially struggled with the role, he soon took to teaching and found it very rewarding.”
Collocations
- take to someone
- take to + -ing
Word family
Common mistakes
I took to play football last year.→I took to playing football last year.
She took to him very fast.→She took to him very quickly. / She quickly took to him.
Say it for a higher band
5like→6get used to→7+take to
Synonyms
grow fond of
get used to
Easily confused
get used to
“She got used to the noisy neighbours after a few months.”
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