Like \Like\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liked (l[imac]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Liking.]

[OE. liken to please, AS. l[=i]cian, gel[=i]cian, fr. gel[=i]c. 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.

3. To liken; to compare.[Obs.]

Like me to the peasant boys of France. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)