have a liking for

  • 1have a liking for — index regard (hold in esteem) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Liking — Lik ing, n. 1. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See {On liking}, below. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference;… …

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  • 3liking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ particular, special, strong ▪ Brian had taken a strong liking to him. ▪ immediate, instant …

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  • 4liking — [[t]la͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] 1) N SING: with supp, oft N for n If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes... He bought me records to encourage my liking for music... Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.… …

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  • 5liking — noun 1 have a liking for sth formal to like something: a liking for chocolate 2 take a liking to sb to like someone you have just met 3 to your liking formal being just what you wanted: I hope everything in the suite was to your liking, Sir …

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  • 6On liking — Liking Lik ing, n. 1. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See {On liking}, below. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure;… …

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  • 8have against — [phrasal verb] have (something) against (someone or something) : to have (something) as a reason for not liking (someone or something) She has a grudge against her former boss. What do you have against him? [=why do you dislike him?] I have… …

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  • 9Looking for Group — Infobox Webcomic title = Looking for Group caption = author = Ryan Sohmer Lar deSouza artist = Lar deSouza url = http://www.lfgcomic.com status = Updated every Monday, Thursday began = November 6, 2006 [http://www.lfgcomic.com/archives.php] ended …

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  • 10go for — verb 1. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (Freq. 1) I cannot accept your invitation I go for this resolution • Syn: ↑accept, ↑consent • Ant: ↑refuse ( …

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