like
verb
to enjoy doing something, or to feel that someone or something is pleasant or attractive
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To like something
not be averse to something
to like or enjoy something, especially something that other people think is bad or harmful
can’t get enough of something
to like something very much and want a lot of it
like the sound of something
to be pleased by something that you have heard or read
be one for (doing) something
to like or enjoy something very much
eat it up
to like something so much that you want to hear or see more
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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