liking

lik·ing

 (lī′kĭng)

n.

1. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness: The dog has taken a liking you.

2. Preference or taste: The climate here is not to my liking.

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liking

(ˈlaɪkɪŋ)

n

1. the feeling of a person who likes; fondness

2. a preference, inclination, or pleasure

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lik•ing

(ˈlaɪ kɪŋ)

n.

preference; taste: a liking for popular music.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" fondness, partiality, fancy - a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" enchantment, enthrallment, fascination, captivation - a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual penchant, preference, taste, predilection - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" mysophilia - abnormal attraction to filth inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" friendliness - a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" admiration, esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"

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liking

noun fondness, love, taste, desire, bent, stomach, attraction, weakness, tendency, preference, bias, affection, appreciation, inclination, thirst, affinity, penchant, propensity, soft spot, predilection, partiality, proneness She had a liking for good clothes.
dislike, hatred, loathing, aversion, abhorrence, repugnance

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liking

noun

1. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith:

affection, attachment, devotion, fondness, love, loyalty (used in plural).

2. A desire for a particular thing or activity:

fancy, mind, pleasure, will.

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Translations

ذَوْق، هَوى، رَغْبَه، رِضامَيْل، رَغْبَه

chuťzáliba

forkærlighed forsmag

GeschmackNeigungSympathie

gustosimpatíaaficiónaprecio

goûtsympathie

tetszés

mætur, dálætismekkur, e-î sem manni geîjast

gradimentogustopreferenzasimpatia

falle i smak

düşkünlükhoşnutlukmemnuniyetsevme

合某人的意嗜好爱好

liking

[ˈlaɪkɪŋ] N (for thing) → gusto m (for por) → afición f (for a) (for person) → simpatía f, aprecio m (LAm)
to have a liking for sth → ser aficionado or tener afición a algo
to have a liking for sb → tener simpatía a algn
to be to sb's liking → ser del gusto de algn
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → tomar or coger gusto a algo/a hacer algo
to take a liking to sb → tomar or coger simpatía a algn
it's too strong for my liking → para mí es demasiado fuerte, es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

liking

[ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n

(= taste) → goût m
to have a liking for sth → avoir un goût pour qch
to be to sb's liking → être au goût de qn
Was the temperature to their liking? → La température était-elle à leur goût?
to be more to sb's liking → être plus au goût de qn
to be more to sb's liking than
London was more to his liking than Rome → Londres lui plaisait plus que Rome.
for my liking → à mon goût
It's too big for my liking → C'est trop grand à mon goût.
for their liking → à leur goût
He had become too powerful for their liking → Il était devenu trop puissant à leur goût.

(= affection) → affection f, penchant m
to take a liking to sb → se prendre d'affection pour qn
Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him → Mme Jermyn s'était prise d'une grande affection pour lui.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

liking

n

(for particular person) → Zuneigung f; (for types) → Vorliebe f; to have a liking for somebody → Zuneigung für jdn empfinden, jdn gernhaben; she took a liking to him → sie mochte ihn (gut leiden), er war ihr sympathisch

(for thing) → Vorliebe f; to have a liking for something → eine Vorliebe für etw haben; to take a liking to something → eine Vorliebe für etw bekommen; to be to somebody’s liking → nach jds Geschmack sein; she asks too many questions for my liking → für meinen Geschmack stellt sie zu viele Fragen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

liking

[ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n (for person) → simpatia; (for thing) → predilezione f
to have a liking for sb/sth → avere un debole per qn/qc
to be to sb's liking → essere di gusto or gradimento di qn
to take a liking to sb → prendere qn in simpatia
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → scoprire il piacere di qc/di fare qc
is the meal to your liking? → è di tuo gradimento il pranzo?

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like²

(laik) verb

1. to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable. I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room. hou van يُحِب، يَهْوى харесвам gostar mít rád; líbit se mögen (kunne) lide; bryde sig om μου αρέσειgustar meeldima خوش آمدن از pitää aimer לֶאֱהוֹב, לְחַבֵּב पसंद करना sviđati se tetszik vkinek vmi menyukai líka probabile 好きだ 좋아하다 mėgti, kam patikti patikt suka leuk vinden like, være glad ilubić, podobać się د خوښى احساس كول gostar a-i plăcea нравиться mať rád; páčiť sa imeti rad, biti všeč sviđati se tycka om, gilla ชอบ sevmek, beğenmek 喜歡 подобатися, любити کسی کو پسند کرنا thích 喜欢

2. to enjoy. I like gardening. hou van يَسْتَمْتِع بِ изпитвам удоволстие от gostar de mít rád mögen holde af απολαμβάνωgustar meeldima پسندیدن nauttia aimer לֶאֱהוֹב, לְחַבֵּב उचित लगना uživati u nečemu, voljeti szeret, kedvel menyukai njóta e-s piacere ～を好む 즐기다 mėgti patikt suka houden vanlike, være glad ilubić خوښول،علاقه لرل gostar de a-i plăcea любить mať rád imeti rad uživati u tycka om, gilla ชอบ hoşlanmak, zevk almak 喜愛，喜好 подобатися, любити لطف اندوز ہونا ham thích 喜欢，喜好

ˈlik(e)able adjective

(of a person) agreeable and attractive. aangenaam, gaaf مُسْتَحَب، خَفيف الظِّل، جذّاب приятен encantador sympatický liebenswert behagelig; tiltalende ευχάριστος, συμπαθητικόςencantador meeldiv دوست داشتنی miellyttävä agréableחביב पसंद करने योग्य, रोचनीय, रूचिकर, मनोकर, आकर्षक privlačan, zgodan rokonszenves menarik viðkunnanlegur piacente 好ましい 마음에 드는 malonus, patrauklus patīkams; pievilcīgs disukai innemendsympatisk, likendessympatyczny ښكلى،زړه ښكونكى encantador plăcut симпатичный sympatický prijeten privlačan sympatisk, trevlig น่าพอใจ sevimli, sempatik 討人喜歡的 пр��ємний; привабливий پر کشش اور عزیز dễ thương 可爱的

ˈliking noun

1. a taste or fondness (for). He has too great a liking for chocolate. smaak, sin مَيْل، رَغْبَه вкус predileção chuť, záliba die Neigung (have) forkærlighed for προτίμηση, αγάπη gusto por meeldumus میل؛ علاقه mieltymys goûtחיבה पसन्द sklonost, naklonost szeretet kegemaran mætur, dálæti gusto, predilezione 好み 기호, 취미 pomėgis, palinkimas patika suka voorkeurforkjærlighet forgust, upodobanie خوښه او علاقه predilecção gust/slăbi­ciu­ne (pentru) пристрастие chuť; záľuba ljubezen (do) sviđanje tycke, böjelse, förkärlek ความชอบ düşkünlük, sevme 合胃口，愛好 симпатія; смак شوق اور ذائقہ sở thích 爱好，嗜好

2. satisfaction. Is the meal to your liking? hou jy daarvan ذَوْق، هَوى، رَغْبَه، رِضا задоволство gosto chuť der Geschmack (falde i) smag ικανοποίηση, γούστοgusto meeltmööda دلخواه؛ خوشایند olla maun mukainen goût לְטַעמוֹ zadovoljstvo tetszés kepuasan smekkur, e-ð sem manni geðjast gradimento 満足 만족 skonis patika memuaskan zinsmakzadowolenie, gust په خوښه،د علاقى وړ gosto (pe) gust(ul) вкус chuť okus zadovoljstvo smak, belåtenhet ความพอใจ memnuniyet, hoşnutluk 中意 смак اطمینان sự hài lòng 合某人的意

should/would like

want. I would like to say thank you; Would you like a cup of tea? wil hê يُريد، يَرْغَب бих искал querer chtít wollen ville gerne θα ήθελα gustaría, querría soovima مایل بودن tahtoa vouloir לִרצוֹת željeti, htjeti akar, szeretne... ingin langa volere ～をのぞむ 원하다 norėčiau,... gribētu; vēlētos ingin willenville gjerne, ha lyst påchcieć غوښتنه لرل،علاقه لرل querer aş dori хотеть chcieť rad bi želeti skulle vilja [ha] อยากได้ istemek 想 хотіти چاہنا muốn 想

take a liking to

to begin to like. I've taken a liking to him. hou daarvan يُبْدي مَيلا نَحْو، يبدأ يُحِب започвам да харесвам começar a gostar de začít mít rád Gefallen finden an fatte sympati for αρχίζω να συμπαθώ κπ. ή κτ. comenzar a gustar meeldima hakkama مهر کسی به دل افتادن tykästyä se prendre d'amitié pour qqn לְהַתחִיל לְחַבֵּב zavoljeti megszeret vkit mulai menyukai fá mætur á prendere in simpatia ～が好きになる ...이 마음에 들다 pamėgti, pajusti potraukį izjust simpātijas mula menyukai gaan houden van fatte sympati forpolubić د چا مينه زړه ته لويدل começar a gostar de a începe să-i placă почувствовать симпатию к кому-л. začať mať rád vzljubiti zavoleti fatta tycke för เริ่มชอบ sevmeye/hoşlanmaya başlamak 喜歡上 відчути приязнь до دلچسپی ہو جانا bắt đầu thích 喜欢上

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