From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake to somebody/something phrasal verb1 LIKE somebody OR somethingto start to like someone or something Sandra took to it straight away. Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to.2 START DOING somethingto start doing something regularlytake to doing something Dee’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.3 take to your bedSLEEP to get into your bed and stay there He was so depressed, he took to his bed for a week. → take→ See Verb table
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take to • Better she saw angels than took to drink.take to doing something• Lately he's taken to staying up till the middle of the night.• The emergency services say it could cut vital minutes from the time it takes to respond to a call.• The Problem Administrator will ensure that timely action is taken to resolve the problem.• My daughter took to spending long hours alone in her room, only coming downstairs for meals.• There's a big ginger cat that's taken to coming in our house at night.• Better she saw angels than took to drink.• He was taken to Phoenix, where bullet fragments were removed from his skull.• He was then taken to the nearby St James's Hospital for treatment.• How long had I taken to open the bathroom door?• It was situated in a wide, tree-lined avenue in what she took to be the smarter part of Richmond.• She had the fit in the car on the way home, and she had to be taken to hospital for treatment.take to your bed• But on 20 November, his condition worsened, and he took to his bed.• He was depressed, so severely that he took to his bed.• Old Eugene had taken to his bed.• We are told it was a bilious attack which had forced Désirée to take to her bed instead of the boards.• If he took to his bed now, he might as well stay there - permanently.• Whenever there's a whiff of trouble she takes to her bed with the asthma. 