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1. A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
   "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

1. To hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
   "Would you like to come along to the movies?";
   - wish, care
    
2. Find enjoyable or agreeable
   "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
    
3. Be fond of
   "I like my nephews"
    
4. Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
   "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
    
5. Want to have
   "I'd like a beer now!"

Derived forms: likings

Type of: consider, desire, feeling, reckon, regard, see, view, want

Antonym: dislike

Encyclopedia: Liking