LIKING


Meaning of LIKING in English

1.

If you have a ~ for something or someone, you like them.

She had a ~ for good clothes...

Mrs Jermyn took a great ~ to him.

N-SING: with supp, oft N for n

2.

If something is, for example, too fast for your ~, you would prefer it to be slower. If it is not fast enough for your ~, you would prefer it to be faster.

She’s asking far too many personal questions for my ~.

PHRASE: with too/not enough , usu group PHR

3.

If something is to your ~, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.

London was more to his ~ than Rome...

PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

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