take tosomeone/something
phrasal verbwithtakeverbuk/teɪk/us/teɪk/took|taken
C1
tostartto like someone or something:
The twodogstook to each otherimmediatelyandstartedtoplay.
She's taken tobasketballlike aducktowater(= shelikesit and is good at it).
to like someone or something
- likeDo you like pasta?
- loveI love seafood.
- adoreI adore a good book.
- think the world of someoneAnnabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her.
- have a soft spot for someoneI've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny.
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- protective
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- taste
- tight
- warm