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To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

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Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  • To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
  • To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
  • (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
  • (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
  • Of inanimate objects:
  • (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
  • (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
  • (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
  • [Noun]
  • (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
  • (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
  • [Adjective]
  • Similar.
  • (archaic or Scotland, Southern US) Likely; probable.
  • (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic, usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
  • [Adverb]
  • (obsolete, colloquial) Likely.
  • (archaic or rare) In a like or similar manner.

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