take to

1. (idiomatic)To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.

   Although he had never skated before, he took to it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease.

   She took to swimming like a fish.

2. (idiomatic)To enter; to go into or move towards.

   As the train rushed through, thousands of birds took to the air at once.

   When I felt sleepy I took to my bed.

3. (idiomatic)To begin, as a new habit or practice.

   After the third one was rejected, she took to asking the department to check the form before she submitted it.

   develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation

4. (idiomatic)To be attracted to.

1. Please take me to this address.

   Відвезіть мене на цю адресу, будь ласка. — atitarev

   ruОтвезите меня по этому адресу, пожалуйста. — soniamiku

   deBitte bringen Sie mich zu dieser Adresse. — Manfredo

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2. I took the children to school.

   Я відвів дітей до школи. — deniko

   ruЯ отвёл детей в школу. — Selena777

   deIch brachte die Kinder zur Schule. — Tamy

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3. She took him to the lake.

   Вона взяла його з собою до озера. — deniko

   ruОна отвела его к озеру. — marafon

   deSie hat ihn an den See mitgenommen. — Esperantostern

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4. She took him to the store.

   Вона відвела його до магазину. — deniko

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5. Tom was taken to the hospital.

   Тома забрала до лікарні. — deniko

   ruТома забрали в больницу. — marafon

   deTom wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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irregular · Lesson

• take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
• take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
• take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
• take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
• take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
• take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
• take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
• take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.