From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Like \Like\, verb (used with an object) [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}, adjective]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form; "a well-liked teacher" [ant: {disliked}]
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