A feeling of fondness, preference, or enjoyment towards a person, thing, or activity; also the present participle of "like," meaning to find pleasant or suitable.
Origin
From Old English gelic (similar, pleasing) → Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. The noun sense of "a taste or preference" emerged in Middle English around the 14th century.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use
Liking in Conversation
Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue
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