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Meanings of liking in English

Portuguese
afeição
Catalan
simpatia
Spanish
gusto

A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.

        afeição
        Usage of liking in English
        1
        The two maidservants shared in the general liking for the young officer.
        By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
        2
        I just can't picture it in quite enough detail for my liking.
        The Guardian
        3
        Not at all; and he may be right in not liking it.
        The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2
        4
        Well, the one I know of is liking you really, really well.
        Any way you want me
        5
        Investors not liking Apollo is a thing, said another leveraged finance source.
        Reuters
        6
        But I have no more liking for it; the fascination is gone.
        The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
        7
        SOCRATES: But I have no particular liking for anything but the truth.
        Euthyphro
        8
        If you must know there are two reasons apart from the liking.
        Vlad. The Last Confession
        9
        Clinton, of course, is famous for liking to get along with everybody.
        The new yorker
        10
        Is the wind too chill for your liking? Henry asked in concern.
        Jane and the madness of lord byron: being a jane austen mystery
        11
        The meeting had all the warmth of youth and of real liking.
        The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
        12
        Gwen winced, not liking the sudden image conjured up by Lucy's words.
        Slow decay
        13
        Occasionally, too often for my liking, I have to deliver bad news.
        The incumbent
        14
        The design of the new properties was not to Jeanette's liking either.
        Radio NZ
        15
        Certainly I have never asked any reporter to dress for my liking.
        The South African
        16
        We also feel both a liking and an enmity for Level 6.
        Level 7
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        Portuguese
        afeição
        Liking through the time
        Liking across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        South Africa
        Common
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