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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Like \Like\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liked} (l[imac]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Liking}.] [OE. liken to please, AS. l[imac]cian,
gel[imac]cian, fr. gel[imac]c. See {Like}, a.]
1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.]
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Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there.
--R. of
Gloucester.
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I willingly confess that it likes me much better
when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am
bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. --Sir
P. Sidney.
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2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to
take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
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He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking
to loving. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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3. To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
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Like me to the peasant boys of France. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
liked
adj : found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining
form; "a well-liked teacher" [ant: {disliked}]
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