"had like" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} had like
  1. (archaic) Had nearly; (did) not quite (followed by the infinitive). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-had_like-en-verb-tK~PUjrx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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