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took to drink

took to drink is the simple past of take to drink.

Meaning of take to drink

Verb

take to drink (third-person singular simple present takes to drink, present participle taking to drink, simple past took to drink, past participle taken to drink)

  1. (intransitive) To begin consuming alcohol habitually and regularly, especially due to a personal problem.

Questions about took to drink

What is took to drink the simple past of?
Took to drink is the simple past of take to drink.

Words near took to drink in the dictionary

  1. took time by the forelock
  2. took time off
  3. took time out
  4. took to
  5. took to court
  6. took to drink
  7. took to heart
  8. took to one's bosom
  9. took to one's heels
  10. took to task
  11. took to the bank

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