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BNC: 11404 COCA: 14323

liking

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
liking /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ noun
liking
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of LIKING
[singular]
: the feeling of liking or enjoying something or someone爱好;喜爱
usually + for

take a liking to

: to begin to like (someone or something)开始喜欢;喜欢上

to someone's liking

: appealing or enjoyable to someone合某人胃口;受某人喜爱
BNC: 11404 COCA: 14323

liking

noun

lik·​ing ˈlī-kiŋ How to pronounce liking (audio)
: favorable regard : fondness, taste
had a greater liking for law E. M. Coulter
took a liking to the newcomer

Example Sentences

I have a liking for dark chocolate.
Recent Examples on the Web Once the brass is polished to your liking, rinse with cool water and dry with a microfiber cloth. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022 Happily, those changes will probably be very much to your liking. Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Cover and cook just until the whites are opaque and the cheese has browned, about 1 minute — or until the egg is done to your liking. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Frame them to your liking and hang them proudly in your living room, den, or game room. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 Famed Spurs development coach Chip Engelland took a liking to him, on account of his intellect and demeanor. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022 There, an Italian portrait painter by the name of Alfredo Gali took a liking to her and gave her lessons. Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2022 Musk took a liking to Dogecoin years ago, and started to tweet about the cryptocurrency in 2019. Taylor Locke, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 Once Hawkins reached the big leagues, Twins manager Tom Kelly, known for intimidating so many of his young players during the '90s, took a liking to Hawkins. Star Tribune, 10 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liking was in the 14th century
BNC: 11404 COCA: 14323
liking

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIKING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat十分愛好particular, special, strong特別的/特殊的/強烈的喜愛Brian had taken a strong liking to him.布萊恩對他產生了強烈的好感。immediate, instant立即的喜歡I took an instant liking to her.我立刻就喜歡上了她。VERB + LIKINGhave喜愛They have little liking for each other.他們彼此沒有什麼好感。develop, take產生/有了好感share有共同的愛好PREPOSITIONfor sb's liking適合某人的口味The weather's too hot for my liking.這天氣太熱了,我不喜歡。to sb's liking合某人的意The food wasn't really to my liking.食物不太合我的胃口。liking for對⋯的喜愛We share a liking for Italian cooking.我們都喜歡意大利菜。

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