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cottoned to

cottoned to is the simple past and past participle of cotton to.

Meaning of cotton to

Verb

cotton to (third-person singular simple present cottons to, present participle cottoning to, simple past and past participle cottoned to)

  1. (idiomatic) To like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.
    • Her heart's as hard as taxes, and as bad; / She does not even cotton to her dad.1858, Andrew Halliday, Frederick Lawrence, Kenilworth

Questions about cottoned to

What is cottoned to the simple past and past participle of?
Cottoned to is the simple past and past participle of cotton to.

Words near cottoned to in the dictionary

  1. Cottone
  2. cottoned
  3. cottoned on
  4. cottoned on to
  5. cottoned onto
  6. cottoned to
  7. cottonee
  8. cottonees
  9. Cottones
  10. cottonfield
  11. cottonfields

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