Definition of "take to"

This new batch was sent to Leicester shed, and the redoubtable enginemen who had made such a reputation for themselves with the ex-G.C.R. Atlantics took to the "B17s" immediately, although, of course, they required quite different driving methods; [...].

1941 September, O. S. Nock, “The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley: Part V”, in Railway Magazine, page 396

WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.

2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18

"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, And argued each case with my wife"

1865, Lewis Caroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (poem:You Are Old, Father William)

I made a trip out on the line on Day 7 of public operation, and was delighted to see pretty steady use all along the line, even off-peak. It's clear that Londoners are quickly taking to their new railway.

2022 July 27, Sir Michael Holden, “In praise of Crossrail 1... and in search of Crossrail 2”, in RAIL, number 962, page 34

She met Ned when he was looking anyway. . And he took to her, he liked her crooked straightness from the start.

2002 December 22, Kerry Hardie, “First Chapter: A Winter Marriage”, in New York Times, retrieved 9 June 2015