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—usually used with a following present participle
take to drinking/smoking
He's recently taken to staying up late on weekends.
A few of her classmates took to calling her Pipi, after Pippi Longstocking …— Calvin Tomkins
Recently, he'd taken to wearing tuxedos and suits and had gotten a new car, she said.— Laura Italiano and Tamar Lapin
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take to
I think that the Ving following "take to" is a gerund, not a present participle. Am I right?
take to drinking/smoking
He's recently taken to staying up late on weekends.
A few of her classmates took to calling her Pipi, after Pippi Longstocking …— Calvin Tomkins
Recently, he'd taken to wearing tuxedos and suits and had gotten a new car, she said.— Laura Italiano and Tamar Lapin
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take to
I think that the Ving following "take to" is a gerund, not a present participle. Am I right?