The English phrase “take to” has six meanings. You can learn phrase expressions that are difficult to guess from the meanings of English words alone. Here is the secret to learning English that can be used globally!
Learning video about the phrase “take to”
Meanings of “take to”｜Summary
- To take or carry someone or something to another person and/or place.
- To flee from a place.
- To make use of a public platform such as SNS.
- To begin doing something, as a hobby or pastime.
- To apply one’s self to; to be fond of; to become attached to.
- To develop an attraction for someone.
* Following are definitions and example sentences of the English phrase “take to.”
1st meaning – To take or carry someone or something to another person and/or place.
e.g. Can you take my goods to the market, and see if you could sell any of them?
2nd meaning – To flee from a place.
e.g. The con artist needed to leave the town quickly and took to the highway all the way to the Canadian border.
3rd meaning – To make use of a public platform such as SNS.
e.g. Following the Olympic closing ceremony, Tokyo citizens took to SNS to disparage the IOC.
4th meaning – To begin doing something, as a hobby or pastime.
e.g. Julia has recently taken to chess since she watched “The Queens Gambit” on Netflix.
5th meaning – To apply one’s self to; to be fond of; to become attached to.
e.g. He has recently taken to golf, and plays several days each week.
6th meaning – To develop an attraction for someone.
e.g. I think our new secretary has taken to you.