like to

Idioms  

1. Also, liked to. Come close to, be on the point of. For example, We like to froze to death, or He liked to have never got away. This expression, now considered a colloquialism from the American South, dates from the early 1400s and was used several times by Shakespeare.

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Example Sentences

Another thing he’d like to see: real yields easing off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’d like to believe that I’m a different person than I was when I was 5 years old,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Earlier in the day, the company's chairman and chief executive CC Wei told shareholders that he would "like" to raise prices, as its competitors have done.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

So far, Kenya has seen no reported Ebola cases, and the population would certainly like to keep it that way.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

I’d like to rush and get where we are going, but I know the bayou is a place where every step should be taken with care, so I’m more than okay with our snail’s pace.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold