Like, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liked (lkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Liking.] [OE.
liken to please, AS. lcian, gelcian, fr. gelc. 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.