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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Like \Like\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liked} (l[imac]kt); p. pr &
vb n. {Liking}.] [OE. liken to please, AS l[=i]cian,
gel[=i]cian, fr gel[=i]c. See {Like}, a.]
1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to [Obs.]
Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there
--R. of
Gloucester.
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.
2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to
take satisfaction in to enjoy.
He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking
to loving. --Sir P.
Sidney.
3. To liken; to compare.[Obs.]
Like me to the peasant boys of France. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
liked
adj : found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining
form "a well-liked teacher" [ant: {disliked}]
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