take to
Britishverb
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to make for; flee to
to take to the hills
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to form a liking for, esp after a short acquaintance
I took to him straightaway
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to have recourse to
to take to the bottle
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to regard seriously
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Have recourse to, go to, as in They took to the woods . [c. 1200]
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Develop as a habit or steady practice, as in He took to coming home later and later . [c. 1300]
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Become fond of, like, as in I took to him immediately , or The first time she skied she took to it . This expression, from the mid-1700s, is sometimes expanded to take to it like a duck to water , a simile dating from the late 1800s.
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take to be . Understand, consider, or assume, as in I took it to be the right entrance . [Mid-1500s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take to .
Example Sentences
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All the injured have been taken to hospitals in the capital, they added.
From BBC
The parties took 117 days to form their coalition -- much less than the 223 days taken to form the previous government.
From Barron's
Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, two patients were taken to Craigavon Area Hospital and another to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
From BBC
Hamnet star Paul Mescal and his partner Gracie Abrams looked loved up as they took to the red carpet earlier on Sunday.
From BBC
Fanatics has held hundreds of meetings in recent years with some of their most vociferous critics, so it came to no shock to insiders when Babikian took to X last week to announce the meeting.
From Los Angeles Times
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