How to Pronounce "take to"
expression
ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
TAYK-too, TAYK-tuh, TAYK-tih
tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː
TAYK-TOO
Definition
To begin to like something or someone, or to become accustomed to a new activity, place, or person.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK-too, TAYK-tuh, TAYK-tih
UK
TAYK-TOO
Listen in Context
The child quickly took to his new school.
She took to painting after her first class.
He quickly took to his new coworkers.
It took him a while, but he finally took to city life.