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Ultimately from re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as a verb. See like to.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
would have liked to
Today it means: nearly; almost Full definition →
Today it means: nearly; almost Full definition →
Ultimately from re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as a verb. See like to.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.