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taken a liking to

taken a liking to is the past participle of take a liking to.

Meaning of take a liking to

Verb

take a liking to (third-person singular simple present takes a liking to, present participle taking a liking to, simple past took a liking to, past participle taken a liking to)

  1. (idiomatic) To develop a fondness for; to become infatuated with.
    • 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.1748, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, page 33
    Synonyms:
    take a shine to

Questions about taken a liking to

What is taken a liking to the past participle of?
Taken a liking to is the past participle of take a liking to.

Words near taken a liking to in the dictionary

  1. taken a joke
  2. taken a knee
  3. taken a knife to a gunfight
  4. taken a leaf out of someone's book
  5. taken a licking and kept on ticking
  6. taken a liking to
  7. taken a listen
  8. taken a load off
  9. taken a long walk off a short pier
  10. taken a long walk on a short pier
  11. taken a look

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