take to
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.91 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be attracted to.
Example Sentences
- "Although he had never skated before, he took to it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease."
- "She took to swimming like a fish."
- "This new batch was sent to Leicester shed, and the redoubtable enginemen who had made such a reputation for themselves with the ex-G.C.R. Atlantics took to the "B17s" immediately, although, of course, they required quite different driving methods; [...]."
- "As the train rushed through, thousands of birds took to the air at once."
- "When I felt sleepy I took to my bed."
- "Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night / And wouldn't you love to love her? / Takes to the sky like a bird in flight / And who will be her lover?"