liking
[ lahy-king ]
/ ˈlaɪ kɪŋ /
noun
preference, inclination, or favor: to show a liking for privacy.
pleasure or taste: much to his liking.
the state or feeling of a person who likes.
SYNONYMS FOR liking
OTHER WORDS FROM liking
o·ver·lik·ing, noun self-lik·ing, adjective, noun un·der·lik·ing, nounWords nearby liking
Definition for liking (2 of 2)
Origin of like
2
before 900; Middle English
liken, Old English
līcian; cognate with Dutch
lijken, Old Norse
līka; see
like1
Example sentences from the Web for liking
British Dictionary definitions for liking (1 of 3)
liking
/ (ˈlaɪkɪŋ) /
noun
the feeling of a person who likes; fondness
a preference, inclination, or pleasure
British Dictionary definitions for liking (2 of 3)
Word Origin for like
shortened from Old English
gelīc; compare Old Norse
glīkr and
līkr like
usage for like
The use of
like to mean
such as was formerly thought to be undesirable in formal writing, but has now become acceptable. It was also thought that
as rather than
like should be used to mean
in the same way that, but now both
as and
like are acceptable:
they hunt and catch fish as/like their ancestors used to. The use of
look like and
seem like before a clause, although very common, is thought by many people to be incorrect or non-standard:
it looks as though he won't come (not
it looks like he won't come)
British Dictionary definitions for liking (3 of 3)
like
2
/ (laɪk) /
verb
noun
(usually plural)
a favourable feeling, desire, preference, etc (esp in the phrase likes and dislikes)
Word Origin for like
Old English
līcian; related to Old Norse
līka, Dutch
lijken
Idioms and Phrases with liking
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