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Definition of Take kindly to
1. Verb. Be willing or inclined to accept. "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take Kindly To
Literary usage of Take kindly to
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life of W. M. Thackeray by Herman Charles Merivale, Frank Thomas Marzials (1891)
"Thackeray goes chambers the Temple, 1831; he does not take kindly to law ; takes
part the Reform election of 1832; loses a large part of his fortune; ..."
2. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1902)
"... which would take kindly to' so violent a cross. Plums, however, can be made
use of, this fact having been proved in the case of the Compass Cherry. ..."
3. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"I hear you take kindly to your ... he docs take kindly to his victuals, and would
it not be somewhat cruel to deprive him of so innocent an enjoyment ? ..."
4. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"... where they are rightly managed ; for if they take kindly to the Soil, their
Branches may be fo train'd, ..."
5. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"But some varieties of plums do not take kindly to the peach, ... and some of the
softer wood varieties, like the Sugar prune, take kindly to it. ..."
6. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1887)
"Don't we all take kindly to the " effete monarchies," if the " effete monarchies"
only take kindly to us? The house was soon reached— a house built of brick ..."
7. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"Some of them take kindly to education, not so much for themselves as for their
children. The government schools, as a rule, are well attended and well ..."
8. Life of W. M. Thackeray by Herman Charles Merivale, Frank Thomas Marzials (1891)
"Thackeray goes chambers the Temple, 1831; he does not take kindly to law ; takes
part the Reform election of 1832; loses a large part of his fortune; ..."
9. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1902)
"... which would take kindly to' so violent a cross. Plums, however, can be made
use of, this fact having been proved in the case of the Compass Cherry. ..."
10. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"I hear you take kindly to your ... he docs take kindly to his victuals, and would
it not be somewhat cruel to deprive him of so innocent an enjoyment ? ..."
11. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"... where they are rightly managed ; for if they take kindly to the Soil, their
Branches may be fo train'd, ..."
12. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"But some varieties of plums do not take kindly to the peach, ... and some of the
softer wood varieties, like the Sugar prune, take kindly to it. ..."
13. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1887)
"Don't we all take kindly to the " effete monarchies," if the " effete monarchies"
only take kindly to us? The house was soon reached— a house built of brick ..."
14. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"Some of them take kindly to education, not so much for themselves as for their
children. The government schools, as a rule, are well attended and well ..."
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