Take To

Definition: Take To

Take To

Verb

1. Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window".

2. Develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Take To

Desire

Care for, affect, like, list; take to, cling to, take a fancy to; fancy; prefer; (choose).

Impulse

Get into the way, get into the knack of; learn; cling to, adhere to; repeat; acquire a habit, contract a habit, fall into a habit, acquire a trick, contract a trick, fall into a trick; addict oneself to, take to, get into.

Love

Verb: love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with; affection; be in love; with Adjective: have a love; n. for, entertain a love; n. for, harbor cherish a love; n. for; regard, revere; take to, bear love to, be wedded to; set one's affections on; make much of, feast one's eyes on; hold dear, prize; hug, cling to, cherish, pet.

Pleasure

Be pleased; with; receive pleasure, derive pleasure; n. from; take pleasure; n. in; delight in, rejoice in, indulge in, luxuriate in; gloat over; (physical pleasure); enjoy, relish, like; love; take to, take a fancy to; have a liking for; enter into the spirit of.

Pursuit

Tread a path; take a course, hold- a course; shape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, course; play a game; fight one's way, elbow one's way; follow up; take to, take up; go in for; ride one's hobby.

Crosswords: Take To

You know I not one to take to foreign food, but this Elvish stuff is not bad. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

I'm gonna pretend you a man. A very beautiful man with a great body that I'd like to take to the movies (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson)

How do you think they'll take to it (The Shining; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

How many babies does it take to change a light bulb (Look Who's Talking; writing credit: Amy Heckerling)

She was fifteen years old, going on thirty-five, Doc, and she told me she was eighteen, she was very willing, I practically had to take to sewing my pants shut (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben)

I'd jump all these mountains and take to the skies (If My Heart Had Wings; performing artist: Faith Hill)

What does it take to be number one, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (#1; performing artist: Nelly)

What's it gonna take to make a dream survive (Alive And Kicking; performing artist: Simple Minds; writing credit: Simple Minds)

They stack the odds still we take to the street (Eye Of The Tiger; performing artist: Survivor)

She's the kind they'd like to flaunt and take to dinner (She's a Lady; performing artist: Tom Jones)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• 50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Disaster-Proof Your Finances: How to Plan Ahead to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones and Survive Any Crisis (reference)

• How Many Speech-Language Pathologists Does It Take to Change an Audiologist? (reference)

• Mastering Guerrilla Marketing : 100 Profit-Producing Insights That You Can Take to the Bank (reference)

• Save Your Child from the Fat Epidemic: 7 Steps Every Parent Can Take to Ensure Healthy, Fit Children for Life (reference)

• We Can All Get Along: 50 Steps You Can Take to Help End Racism (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw up a Blondie Tribute (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

How many immunizations does it take to protect your child? : California Kids Love them. Immunize them. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Mommie What Do I Take To A War On AIDS?. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

On the road to the White House : W.H.T.: I think I'll take to riding the wheel! it seems to be a good way to get to where you want to go. Credit: Library of Congress.

Fair at Albany, Vermont. The old timers take to the steps of the general store. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

To this purpose, I think it may not be amiss, to set down what I take to be political power; that the power of a Magistrate over a subject may be distinguished from that of a Father over his children, a Master over his servant, a Husband over his wife, and a Lord over his slave. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

I have not allowed them to take to the theatre

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The steroids used for asthma are NOT the same as the unsafe steroids some athletes take to build muscles. (references)

Yes, but if you have a weakened immune system or are pregnant there are some steps to take to avoid being exposed to Toxoplasma. (references)

Avoiding excessive activity and heat are probably the most important measures patients can take to counter physiological fatigue. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

Several examples highlight the steps Ukraine needs to take to institutionalize reform. (references)

Australia

For further advice on what steps you can take to assess the bona fides of any company, visit ASIC's website at www.asic.gov.au or contact the Commercial Service. (references)

Nigeria

In late 1998, the government effectively ended indirect fuel subsidies by allowing domestic fuel prices to double to the equivalent of $1 per gallon (the government cut its tax take to give more to hard-pressed down-stream operators). (references)

Worker Rights

Japan

The Committee has observed that these public employees have a limited capacity to participate in the process of determining their wages and has asked the Government to consider measures it could take to encourage negotiations with public employees. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "take to": take to be ♦ take to bed ♦ take to bits ♦ take to court ♦ take to doing ♦ take to drink ♦ take to drugs ♦ take to flight ♦ take to heart ♦ take to law ♦ take to one's bed ♦ take to one's heel ♦ take to ones heels ♦ take to one's heels ♦ take to one's legs ♦ take to pieces ♦ take to smb.'s heels ♦ take to smth. like a duck to water ♦ take to task ♦ take to the air ♦ take to the boat ♦ take to the bush ♦ take to the heather ♦ take to the law ♦ take to the stage ♦ take to wife ♦ To take to ♦ To take to heart ♦ To take to task ♦ To take to the heels ♦ To take to the road ♦ To take to wife. Additional references.

Albanian

pëlqej (affect, approve, enjoy, fancy, Favor, favour, like, love, please, relish), miqësohem me, jepem pas. (various references)

Arabic 

‏ولع ب (affect, be fond of, fancy, hack, hound, love, take a fancy to), ‏تولى العناية, ‏بدأ في (originate in smth.). (various references)

Basque

kendu (pull away to, substract to, tear away to), hartu. (various references)

Bulgarian 

удрям на, отдавам се на (grovel), обиквам (attach, cotton), започвам да (come to), бягам в, привързвам се към. (various references)

Chinese 

認真 (earnest, serious, take seriously, take to heart). (various references)

Czech

oblíbit si. (various references)

Danish

skyl først med rigeligt vand i adskillige minutter(fjern kontaktlinser,hvis det let lader sig gøre),og kontakt en læge (first rinse with plenty of water for several minutes(remove contact lenses if easily possible), then take to a doctor). (various references)

Dutch

eerst een aantal minuten spoelen met veel water(contactlenzen verwijderen mits dit makkelijk kan),dan naar arts brengen (first rinse with plenty of water for several minutes(remove contact lenses if easily possible), then take to a doctor). (various references)

Finnish

ryhtyä (begin, embark on, engage in, enter into, go in for, resort to, set about, set to, start, take up, undertake), ruveta (begin, set about, start, take up), mieltyä (become fond of), heittäytyä (give oneself up, indulge in, plunge, throw oneself), alkaa harrastaa jotakin (become interested in). (various references)

French

se mettre, prendre goût � . (various references)

German

zuflucht suchen (seek a refuge), zubringen (bring to, get closed, get done up, get shut, pass, put in, spend), sympathisch finden, sich zurückziehen (recurrent, retire, retreat, to back out, withdraw), sich flüchten (take refuge), sich ergeben (arise, capitulate, come to light, devote oneself to, ensue, follow, follow on, give in, give up, hold forth, open up, present, result, sink into, submit, surrender, yield), mögen (appreciate, be fond of, have, like, love, make love, may, require, to like, want), angewöhnen (accustom, get into, get smb. used to, to take to). (various references)

Greek 

συμπαθώ (commiserate, like, sympathize), επιδίδομαι. (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"משך ל-, ל�"תחיל לחבב. (various references)

Hungarian

szívére vesz (to take to heart), rákap, felszáll (ascend, get on, go up, lift, lift off, soar, take off, to ascend, to board, to clear away, to get off the ground, to hop off, to lift off, to puff up, to shoot up, to soar, to take to the air). (various references)

Italian

abituare (acclimate, accustom, accustom oneself, addict, get accustomed, get used, get used to, habituate, inure). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

敗走　 (take flight, take to one's heels), 敗走 (take flight, take to one's heels), 取っちめる (to take it out on, to take to task), ばい菌 (a sure thing, abruptly, bacteria, be dry, disconnected, disperse, divorced, flop, germ, in drops, in pieces, loose, only, perfectly, plump, properly, right on the mark, rustle, rustling, scattered, suddenly, to be exhausted, to be worn out, to expose, to kill, to lay open, to murder, to take to pieces, unexpectedly, with a bang, with a clash, with a thud), 心�'寄せる (to let one's heart go out to, to take to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ばらす (to expose, to kill, to lay open, to murder, to take to pieces), �"�"ろ�'よせる (to let one's heart go out to, to take to), はいそう (delivery, running backwards, take flight, take to one's heels), とっちめる (to take it out on, to take to task). (various references)

Manx

dy gholl (to go). (various references)

Pig Latin

aketay otay.(various references)

Portuguese

simpatizar com (like), afeiçoar-se a. (various references)

Romanian

se îndrepta (bear, bear in with, draw, head, line out, make, make for, mend one's ways, stand, straighten, trend towards, unbend), recurge la (apply to, betake oneself, fall back upon, have recourse to, interpose, repair to), porni (begin, commence, goad, move, put away, sail, set, set in motion, stand, start, start for, unleash, urge). (various references)

Russian 

отнести куда-л., привязаться к, прибегнуть к (betake, fall back on, fall back upon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

odati se (addict, take up). (various references)

Spanish

tener simpatía, tener aficiones nuevas, tomar cariño, empezar a (set to, turn to), cobrar afición, coger simpatía, comenzar (begin, come on, commence, dawn, enter on, inchoate, initiate, institute, kick off, launch, lead off, light, open, open up, start, start up, starting, take up, turn to), dar (accord, be in, bear, begin, cause, deal, feed on, gift, give, give off, go for, grow, hand, lecture, lend, matter, overlook, perform, play, present, produce, prolong, put on, say, shine, show, start, surrender, take, teach, to give, turn on, yield), dar el comienzo (institute), dar el inicio (institute), aficionarse (become fond of, fall for, fancy, make habit), dedicarse (dedicate, devote oneself), encariñarse (become fond of), engastar (beset, Mount, set, set in), fijar (affix, allowance, arrange, assign, attach, bed, determine, fasten, fix, focus, make fast, name, pin up, plaster, post, post up, put up, schedule, secure, set, settle, take down, take up, term), gozar de fama, iniciar (boot, come on, enter into, initialize, initiate, launch, lead off, light, log in, log on, open, pioneer, start, strike up, take up), darse (assume, dedicate, do, exchange, get, lend). (various references)

Swedish

ta till (take), lägga sig till med (acquire, assume), gilla (approve of, cotton to, dig, Favor, favour, hold with, like), ägna sig åt (address oneself to, devote oneself to, engage in, follow, give oneself to, go in for, reminisce). (various references)

Turkish

sığınmak (defect, fall back upon a thing, Harbor, harbour, nestle, refuge, take refuge in, take sanctuary, take shelter in, turn to), kanı kaynamak (click, hit it off with smb., take a shine to smb.), hoşlanmak (affect, be attracted, be partial to, be pleased with, be taken by, be taken with, care, click, delight, dig, enjoy, fancy, have a liking for smb., like, relish, take a fancy to, take a shine to smb.), gitmek (apply, betake oneself to, bugger off, depart, fare, give, go, go away, go together, head, head for, hop it, hop off, repair, resort, roll, run, steer for, step, strike out, take one's way, to go, turn to, wend one's way, work in with), düşkün olmak (be a sucker for, be addicted to, be fond of, be keen on, be partial to, be sweet on smb., be wraped up in, dote upon), alışmak (acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodate oneself, addict, adjust, be in the habit of doing, become inured to, become reconciled to, drop into a habit, get accustomed to smth., get used to, orient oneself, orientate oneself, reconcile oneself to, school oneself to, season), çıkmak (ascend, break out, break through, climb, come about, come off, come on, come out, come to a head, come up, crop out, date, date up, detach, drop out, emanate, emerge, erupt, escalate, eventuate, exit, extricate oneself, extrude, flirt, get off, go for, go forth, go off, go out, go together, go with, grow out of, grow up, hatch, have it's source in, issue, jut, jut out, keep company with, knock about, knock around, launch, launch out, move out, occur, originate, peep, peep out, photograph, point, present oneself, prove, puff out, puff up, pull out, pullulate, quit, rise, rub off, rub out, sally forth, sally out, secede, separate, shoot out, spoon, spring, stem, step out, step up, stick, stick out, take it's source from, take out, walk out, walk out of, walk out with, well forth, work out). (various references)

Ukrainian

удаватися (answer, lend), звикнути (be used, become accustomed). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: keto, take, tate, teak, teat, toea, toke, tote.

-3 letters: ate, att, eat, eta, kae, kat, kea, koa, oak, oat, oka, oke, tae, tao, tat, tea, tet, toe, tot.

-4 letters: ae, at, et, ka, oe, ta, to.

+1 letter: outtake, takeout.

+2 letters: outskate, outtakes, stakeout, takeouts.

+3 letters: keratotic, outskated, outskates, outtalked, outtasked, stakeouts.

+4 letters: heatstroke, keratomata, keratotomy, outthanked, picketboat.

+5 letters: heatstrokes, kinetoplast, latticework, picketboats, spatterdock, ticktacktoe.