2cotton verb
cottons; cottoned; cotton·ing Meaning:
cotton on
[phrasal verb] informal : to begin to understand something : to catch on
▪ It took a while, but they are finally starting to cotton on. — often + to ▪ She cottoned on to the fact that I like her.
▪ It took a while, but they are finally starting to cotton on. — often + to ▪ She cottoned on to the fact that I like her.
cotton to [phrasal verb]
cotton to (someone or something) US, informal : to begin to like someone or something
▪ We cottoned to our new neighbors right away. ▪ He doesn't cotton to the idea of having children.
▪ We cottoned to our new neighbors right away. ▪ He doesn't cotton to the idea of having children.
