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take to

verb

  1. to make for; flee to

    to take to the hills

  2. to form a liking for, esp after a short acquaintance

    I took to him straightaway

  3. to have recourse to

    to take to the bottle

  4. take to heart
    to regard seriously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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