cotton on to

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Definition von cotton on to im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

cotton on
To realize; come to understand
cotton to
To like; approve of, accept, or tolerate

He tried sneaking it past them, but they didn't cotton to his attempts.

cotton on
If you cotton on to something, you understand it or realize it, especially without people telling you about it. She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on! = catch on
cotton on
{f} catch on, start to understand
cotton to
If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them. His style of humor was very human, and that's why people cotton to him It seemed to me that I was being shut out of the dialogue and that's something I just don't cotton to
cotton on to

    Silbentrennung

    Cot·ton on to

    Türkische aussprache

    kôtın ôn tı

    Aussprache

    /ˈkôtən ˈôn tə/ /ˈkɔːtən ˈɔːn tə/

    Etymologie

    [ 'kä-t&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English coton, from Middle French, from Arabic qutun.
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