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took a liking to

took a liking to is the simple past 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 took a liking to

What is took a liking to the simple past of?
Took a liking to is the simple past of take a liking to.

Words near took a liking to in the dictionary

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

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