Take to

To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.

"Although he had never skated before, he took to it quickly, and soon glided around the ice with ease."

To enter; to go into or move towards.

"As the train rushed through, thousands of birds took to the air at once."

To begin, as a new habit or practice.

"After the third one was rejected, she took to asking the department to check the form before she submitted it."

(of persons) To be attracted to.