taking to

Starting to like

Taking to means beginning to like or becoming accustomed to something or someone: She's really taking to her new job, The dog took to him immediately.

It can also mean adopting a habit or practice: He's taken to wearing a hat, They took to meeting every Tuesday.

The phrase suggests a natural affinity or ease in adjustment.

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adapting · getting used to · cultivating · new hobby · pursuing · inclination · associating · bonding · initiating · acquiring · committing · affection · falling for · connecting · undertake · warmth · hitting it off · mingling

Opposites
affinity development

taking totaking against

Developing irrational hostility toward

rejecting · shying away from · disliking · shunning · resisting

speed of connection

taking tolove at first sight

Immediate romantic attraction to stranger

Family

take, taking, takes, taken, taker, takers, intake, uptake, overtake

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G