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Take to - 1

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1600, OED Evaluation: Rare

To conceive an affection for a person or thing

ExampleMeaning
I mean, it 's a good album, but it didn 't- I didn 't take to it the way that I have the albums in the past and-
To conceive an affection for a person or thing
Speaker: Matt Crabbe, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 41, Interview: 2005, Toronto
ExampleMeaning
Yeah. The mother didn't- wouldn't take to them or-something.
To conceive an affection for a person or thing
Speaker: Rachel Moyles, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 77, Interview: 2012, Almonte
ExampleMeaning
We had sheep at one time and they're usually, usually was um- was some mother who didn't take to pet lamb so I had the privilege of feeding the lamb knowing that when fall came I would sell that poor little thing and get my five dollars.
To conceive an affection for a person or thing
Speaker: Mabel Cartwright, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 87, Interview: 2013, Almonte
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