Collocations for like - verb

enormously (esp. BrE), especially, genuinely, a lot, particularly, really, truly, very much
I liked him enormously and was sorry when he left.
I really like that restaurant.

best, better
Which story do you like best?

quite, rather (esp. BrE)
always, never, still
I have always liked Sue and I don't intend to stop now.

instantly
Everyone he met instantly liked him and wanted to be friends.

personally
I personally liked this song a lot.

secretly
She guessed that he secretly liked wearing skirts.

appear to, seem to
begin to, start to
come to, get to, grow to
I hope you will get to like our town.

learn to
I'm learning to like spinach.

want to
I wanted to like the movie because of its message.

try to
I tried to like her because it would be for the best.

pretend to
He pretended to like her for Tony's sake.

be universally liked
a man who was universally liked

be well liked
He works hard and is well liked by his colleagues.

Like is used with these nouns as the object:
dance, feeling, film, food, job, joke, laugh, look, music, taste