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Thesaurus article:to like someone or something

to like someone or something

These words and phrases are used to say that you enjoy and approve of someone or something.

One very common word for this, and the word with the broadest meaning, islike.Likeis not a very forceful word, but can be used to say that you have some amount of enjoyment or approval of someone or something.

Do you like pasta?
I like him - he's a good guy.

The opposite oflikeisdislike.

I dislike her new boyfriend.

For more opposites oflike, see the article athate.

If a person likes someone or something very much, you can use the verbsloveandadore.

I love seafood.
Oliver loves animals.
I adore a good book.
Kate adored her grandfather.

When a person likes someone very much, you could say that personthinks the world of someoneorhas a soft spot for someone.

Annabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her.
I've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny.

The expressionbe fond ofis sometimes used to talk about someone or something that you like.

She's very fond of Chinese food.
I think she's very fond of you.

The phrasal verbsgrow on,take to, orwarm tocan be used when someone starts to like someone or something.

I wasn't sure about the colour at first, but it's growing on me.
He took to swimming almost immediately and now we can't get him out of the pool.
For some reason, I just didn't warm to him.

The expressionstake a shine toortake a liking toare sometimes used when someone immediately likes someone or something

I think he's taken a bit of a shine to you.
He took a liking to his new flat almost as soon as he saw it.

When someone likes something very much but knows it is not good to like it, you could say that the personhas a weakness forit.

I have a weakness for chocolate so I'm never going to lose weight.

For more words related to liking things, see the article atenjoy.

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