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  • 11liking — lik|ing [ laıkıŋ ] noun singular a feeling of enjoying or liking something: liking for: He had a particular liking for science. for someone s liking if something is too expensive, too dark, etc. for someone s liking, they do not like it because… …

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  • 12liking — lik|ing [ˈlaıkıŋ] n 1.) liking for sb/sth formal when you like someone or something ▪ Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each other. ▪ She s developed a liking for theatre. 2.) take a liking to sb/sth to begin to like someone or something …

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  • 13liking — UK [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] / US noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying or liking something liking for: He had a particular liking for science subjects. • for someone s liking take a liking to to someone s liking …

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  • 14liking — [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying something a liking for science subjects[/ex] • for sb s liking if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, too dark etc[/ex]… …

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  • 15liking — 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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  • 16take a shine to — verb To be attracted to someone Syn: take a fancy to, take a liking to, take a shining to …

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  • 17take a dislike to — See: take a liking to …

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  • 18Take Ionescu — Prime Minister of Romania In office December 18, 1921 – January 19, 1922 Monarch Ferdinand I of Romania Preceded by …

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  • 19take to — ► take to 1) fall into the habit of. 2) form a liking or develop and ability for. 3) go to (a place) to escape danger. Main Entry: ↑take …

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  • 20take a fancy to something — informal phrase to suddenly start to want to have or do something Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym to want to do somethingsynonym Main entry: fancy * * * take a ˈfancy to sb/sth …

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