take a cotton to in English

Forms: takes a cotton to [present, singular, third-person], taking a cotton to [participle, present], took a cotton to [past], taken a cotton to [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a cotton to}} take a cotton to (third-person singular simple present takes a cotton to, present participle taking a cotton to, simple past took a cotton to, past participle taken a cotton to)

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    {
      "form": "takes a cotton to",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "taking a cotton to",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a cotton to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken a cotton to",
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    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, Mae Clair, A Thousand Yesteryears",
          "text": "“Girl ain't never taken a cotton to me,” Doreen Sue said with another dismissive wave of her hand. “Thinks she's better than me is what it boils down to.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”)"
      ],
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        "(US, colloquial) Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”)"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take a cotton to"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes a cotton to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking a cotton to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a cotton to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken a cotton to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "take<,,took,taken> a cotton to"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”)"
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        "(US, colloquial) Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”)"
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  "word": "take a cotton to"
}

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"take a cotton to" meaning in English

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