What does "take to" mean?

To start liking To develop a fondness for.

How do you use "take to" in a sentence?

The cat really took to her. I took to him immediately. She never took to city life.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To start liking

开始喜欢

Empezar a gustar, coger cariño

好きになる

좋아하게 되다

To develop a fondness for.

对某人或某事产生好感。

Desarrollar afecto por algo o alguien.

愛着を持つようになること。

호감이나 애착을 갖게 되다.

Base verb: take

Particle: to

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The cat really took to her.
那只猫很喜欢她
El gato le cogió mucho cariño
その猫は彼女にすっかりなついた
그 고양이는 그녀에게 금방 정이 들었다.
I took to him immediately.
我立刻就喜欢上他了
Me cayó bien inmediatamente
私はすぐに彼のことが好きになった
나는 그를 바로 좋아하게 되었다.
She never took to city life.
她始终不习惯城市生活
Nunca se adaptó a la vida de ciudad
彼女は都会の生活に馴染めなかった
그녀는 도시 생활에 적응하지 못했다.

语境: liking, fondness, accepting

语气: warm

From being drawn to something.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal