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liking

 
 
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ noun

Translation

[no plural] a feeling that you like someone or something
sevme, hoşlanma
He has a liking for young women.940
take a liking to sb to like someone immediately
birden sevmek/hoşlanmak/ısınmak/kanı kaynamak
He obviously took a liking to her.940
be too bright/sweet, etc for your liking to be brighter/sweeter, etc than you like
istediğinden/beğendiğinden daha parlak/tatlı vb. olmak
1821
be to sb's liking formal to be the way that someone prefers something
zevkine göre/beğenisine uygun olmak
Is the wine to your liking, sir?940
(Definition of liking noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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