Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a liking to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: take a -lik-ing -to
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop a fondness for; to become infatuated with.

Example Sentences

"He met casually with this Polly once in company, and taking a liking to her, makes it worth her while to keep entirely to him."
"I don't know whether it does you credit or the reverse that I should have taken a liking to you."
"He had taken a liking to Osgood Perkins and was fascinated by Perkins's understated but effective style of acting."

Inflected Forms

takes a liking to (present, singular) taking a liking to (participle, present) took a liking to (past) taken a liking to (participle, past)

Synonyms

take a shine to

Questions

What does take a liking to mean?: To develop a fondness for; to become infatuated with.

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