Definition of LIKE

like

Plural: likes

Noun

  • a similar kind; ,
    • "dogs, foxes, and the like"
    • "we don't want the likes of you around here"
  • a kind of person
    • "We'll not see his like again"
  • Something that a person likes (prefers).
  • An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
  • Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
  • The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.

Verb

Verb Forms: liked, liking, likes

  • To find something agreeable, pleasant, or satisfactory.
  • prefer or wish to do something
    • "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
  • find enjoyable or agreeable
    • "I like jogging"
    • "She likes to read Russian novels"
  • be fond of
    • "I like my nephews"
  • feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
    • "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
  • want to have
    • "I'd like a beer now!"
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  • To please (same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed).
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  • To derive pleasure [with of or by or with ‘from someone or something’].
  • To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
  • To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
  • To want, desire. See also would like.
  • To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
  • Of inanimate objects:
  • To be prone to.
  • Of inanimate objects:
  • Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
  • To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
  • To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
  • To liken; to compare.
  • To be likely.

Adjective

  • Having the same or similar qualities; resembling.
  • resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
    • "suits of like design"
    • "a limited circle of like minds"
    • "members of the cat family have like dispositions"
    • "as like as two peas in a pod"
    • "doglike devotion"
    • "a dreamlike quality"
  • equal in amount or value
    • "like amounts"
    • "gave one six blows and the other a like number"
  • having the same or similar characteristics
    • "all politicians are alike"
    • "they looked utterly alike"
    • "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

Adjective Satellite

  • conforming in every respect
    • "the like period of the preceding year"

Adj

  • Similar.
  • Likely; probable.
  • inclined (to), prone (to).

Adv

  • Likely.
  • In a like or similar manner.

Conj

  • As, the way.
  • As if; as though; such as.

Prep

  • Similar to, reminiscent of
  • Typical of
  • Approximating
  • In the manner of, similarly to
  • Such as
  • As if there would be
  • Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something

Particle

  • Likely.
  • A delayed filler.
  • Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
  • Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
  • a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story

Examples

  • A customer walked in like, "I demand to see the manager!"
  • And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.
  • email delivery failed: remote host does not like recipient
  • Folk like that I just can’t brook.
  • He doesn't act like a president.
  • He liked to have been too late.
  • He seems like to run from any semblance of hard work.
  • He was so angry, like.
  • I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.
  • I chose a word LIKE "QUIXOTIC" in Scrabble to maximize my Q’s value.
  • I don't like to disturb him when he's working.
  • I hear she has a new boyfriend. What's he like?
  • I like it when you sing.
  • I like reading books.
  • I like skiing in winter very much.
  • I like the Seattle Mariners this season.
  • I like to go to the dentist every six months.
  • I LIKE to play words that open up the Words With Friends board, but my opponent prefers to block.
  • I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.
  • I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
  • I very much like hamburgers.
  • I was like, “Why did you do that?” and he's like, “I don't know.”
  • It looks like a hot summer in Europe.
  • It looks like you've finished the project.
  • It seemed like you didn't care.
  • It would be just like Achilles to be sulking in his tent.
  • It's for websites like Wikipedia.
  • I’m very like my father.
  • May I leave now? ~ If you like.
  • My partner and I have like minds.
  • Popcorn costs something like 10 dollars at the movies.
  • She likes to keep herself physically fit.
  • She was, like, sooooo happy.
  • Tell me your likes and dislikes.
  • The two cats were as like as though they had come from the same litter.
  • There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.
  • There were, like, twenty of them.
  • This is something the likes of which I've never seen before, and we should compare like with like instead.
  • This self-service checkout doesn't seem to like my credit card.
  • to play the like
  • Too bad this cheese likes to stick to the pan and ruin the whole meal.
  • We could go to the museum if you like.
  • We like to keep one around the office just in case.
  • We were frustrated that our seeming innocent choice for a team name was rejected by the game. Apparently somewhere in the name is a word that the algorithm doesn’t like.
  • What’s the weather like in Ürümqi today?
  • Why don’t we do something useful like clean the kitchen?
  • Would you like a cigarette?

Origin / Etymology

Verb from Middle English liken, from Old English līcian (“to like, to please”), from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image; likeness; similarity”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian liekje (“to be similar, resemble”), West Frisian lykje (“to seem, appear, look”), Dutch lijken (“to seem”), Low German lieken (“to be like; resemble”), German gleichen (“to resemble”), Swedish lika (“to like; put up with; align with”), Norwegian like (“to like”), Icelandic and Faroese líka (“to like”).
Noun from Middle English like (“pleasure, will, like”), from the verb Middle English liken (“to like”).

Synonyms

alike, care, comparable, corresponding, ilk, same, similar, the like, the likes of, wish, I mean, about, around, as, be all, enjoy, fancy, favorite, for example, go, love, preference, such as, well, you know

Antonyms

dislike, unalike, unlike, antithesis, disapprove, dislike#Verb, hate, mislike, opposite, pet hate, pet peeve, unlike#Verb

Scrabble Score: 8

like: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
like: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
like: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

like: valid Words With Friends Word