Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
belike . - adjective
Beloved ;liked . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
belike .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mrs. DeSussa began to cry, so Mulvaney turns round oppen t 'other tack and smooths her down, allowin' 'at Rip ud be a vast better off in t' Hills than down i 'Bengal, and 'twas a pity he shouldn't go wheer he was so well beliked.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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But I say that Sprightly's preachers are so much beliked in the Purchase, that folks are always glad to see them, and make a pint of giving them the best out of love; an 'that's more than can be said for some folks here.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Various 1887
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Therefore it beliked the devil to devise and to compound a certain little booke of mighty curious craft, wherewith he might be like to please the Friar
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887
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Broadcast television rewards big audiences who gather based on individual events or popular time slots; streaming television rewards the long tail, niche programs that are as Hulu's Andy Forssell says "beloved, not beliked."
Wired Top Stories Tim Carmody 2012
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'twas a pity he shouldn't go wheer he was so well beliked.
Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900
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