Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a cotton to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
take a -cot-ton -to
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes a cotton to (present, singular) taking a cotton to (participle, present) took a cotton to (past) taken a cotton to (participle, past)

Synonyms

take a shine to

Questions

What does take a cotton to mean?
Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

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