Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
have a fancy or particular liking or desire for;
- Example: "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"[syn: fancy, go for, take to]
2. develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation;
- Example: "She took to drink"
- Example: "Men take to the military trades"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
take to
v 1: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She
fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's
window" [syn: fancy, go for, take to]
2: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation;
"She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"