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   Like, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liked (līkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Liking.] [OE. liken to please, AS. līcian, gelīcian, fr. gelīc. 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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