Main Entry:

²cotton

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

cot·toned; cot·ton·ing \ˈkät-niŋ, ˈkä-t^ən-iŋ\

Date:

1605

1 : to take a liking —used with to<cottons to people easily> 2 : to come to understand —used with to or on to<cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously — H. M. McLuhan>