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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The phrasal verb "take to"
I have a couple of questions about the phrasal verb "take to."
Can we say that the two different usages of "take to" in the following sentences are the same in the core meaning? --
(A) People took to the street to protest against the government.
(B) I was introduced to the new director yesterday, but I can't say I took to him.
I think that the expression "take to" in (A) basically means "take oneself to (the street)." If so, isn't it also true of the "take to" in (B)? It seems to me that the speaker uses "take to" to mean that s/he can hardly bring [take] him/herself to the director. S/he doesn't want to be near him. What is your take on it?
Can we say that the two different usages of "take to" in the following sentences are the same in the core meaning? --
(A) People took to the street to protest against the government.
(B) I was introduced to the new director yesterday, but I can't say I took to him.
I think that the expression "take to" in (A) basically means "take oneself to (the street)." If so, isn't it also true of the "take to" in (B)? It seems to me that the speaker uses "take to" to mean that s/he can hardly bring [take] him/herself to the director. S/he doesn't want to be near him. What is your take on it?
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There are two different phrasal verbs. (A) People took to the street s to protest against the government. They went out on the streets for the purpose of marching and demonstrating.
- There are two different phrasal verbs.
- (A) People took to the street s to protest against the government.
- They went out on the streets for the purpose of marching and demonstrating.
- take to somewhere to go to or escape to a place Caryn took to her room and wouldn't come out all weekend.
- The refugees took to the hills for safety.
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There are two different phrasal verbs.
(A) People took to the streets to protest against the government. They went out on the streets for the purpose of marching and demonstrating.
take to somewhere
to go to or escape to a place
Caryn took to her room and wouldn't come out all weekend. The refugees took to the hills for safety.
(B) I was introduc
(A) People took to the streets to protest against the government. They went out on the streets for the purpose of marching and demonstrating.
take to somewhere
to go to or escape to a place
Caryn took to her room and wouldn't come out all weekend. The refugees took to the hills for safety.
(B) I was introduc
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Thank you so much, Alphecca Stars, for your answer and pertinent examples.
So, would it be better to consider these two different usages of "take to" have little in common, even though the appearances are the same?
So, would it be better to consider these two different usages of "take to" have little in common, even though the appearances are the same?
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English words and phrases can have different (unrelated) meanings.
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