From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake a liking to somebody/somethingtake a liking to somebody/somethingLIKE somebody OR somethingto begin to like someone or something He immediately took a liking to Steve. → liking
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take a liking to somebody/something• Connors had actually taken a liking to me after the incident with the gun.• Fortunately, he had taken a liking to Claudel last year.• For some reason she had taken a liking to him.• He immediately took a liking to Malden.• They kept going to this restaurant, and the proprietor took a liking to them.• He had a fresh, open face, and stars in his eyes, and she took a liking to him at once.• She took a liking to me. 