English Explanatory Dictionary

like

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
  2. To please (same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed).
  3. To derive pleasure [with of or by or with ‘from someone or something’].
  4. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
  5. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
  6. To want, desire. See also would like.
  7. To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
  8. Of inanimate objects:
  9. To be prone to.
  10. Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
  11. To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
  12. To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
noun
  1. Something that a person likes (prefers).
  2. An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
adj
  1. Similar.
  2. Likely; probable.
  3. inclined (to), prone (to).
adv
  1. Likely.
  2. In a like or similar manner.
noun
  1. Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
  2. The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
conj
  1. As, the way.
  2. As if; as though; such as.
prep
  1. Similar to, reminiscent of.
  2. Typical of.
  3. Approximating.
  4. In the manner of, similarly to.
  5. Such as.
  6. As if there would be.
  7. Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something.
particle
  1. A delayed filler.
  2. Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
  3. Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
  4. a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story
verb
  1. To be likely.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

līk /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ /lʌɪk/ [ləi̯k] /lɑɪ̯k/ en-uk-to like.ogg en-us-like.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-like.wav

Word forms

like likes liking liked no-table-tags glossary likest likedst liketh lak more like most like

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

fancy enjoy love favorite preference ilk for example such as as be all go I mean you know around about well

Antonyms

dislike hate mislike disapprove unlike pet hate pet peeve antithesis opposite

Derived words

as you like belike beliked forelike I'd like to know if you like I like that I like turtles I'm in this photo and I don't like it likable likeability likeable likeful like it or leave it like it or lump it like it or not likejacking like like liker likesome likeworthy mislike semilike unlikable unlike well-liking would like like farm alike as like as not done like a dinner it was like this liddat likam -like like a headless chook like breaking sticks like candy like-cultured like fudge like-gendered like-minded like-mindedness likeness like-positioned like real likewise like you can talk likish suchlike they don't make them like that anymore walk it like one talks it and the like like-for-like likeless be like feel like look like make like like a plasterer's radio

Translations

Afrikaans: hou van Ainu: エラマス Albanian: pëlqej Albanian: shishmoj Southern Altai: јараар Southern Altai: сӱӱр Arabic: حَبَّ Arabic: أَحَبَّ Arabic: اِسْتَمْطَعَ Arabic: أَعْجَبَ Arabic: حب Armenian: սիրել Aromanian: plac Aromanian: arisescu Asturian: prestar Azerbaijani: bəyənmək Azerbaijani: xoşlamaq Azerbaijani: xoşu gəlmək Azerbaijani: xoşuna gəlmək Basque: gustatu Belarusian: падаба́цца Belarusian: любі́ць Bengali: পছন্দ করা Breton: karout Bulgarian: харе́свам Bulgarian: харе́сам Burmese: ကြိုက် Catalan: agradar Cebuano: buot Chinese Cantonese: 喜歡 /喜欢 Chinese Cantonese: 鍾意 /钟意 Chinese: щихуан Chinese: хуанщи Chinese: 佮意 Chinese Mandarin: 喜歡 /喜欢 Ngazidja Comorian: hwandza Ngazidja Comorian: upvendza Cornish: kara Cornish: bos da gans Czech: mít rád Czech: líbit se Danish: kunne lide Danish: synes om Dutch: houden van Dutch: graag hebben Dutch: lusten Dutch: graag Dutch: leuk vinden Esperanto: plaĉi al Esperanto: ŝati Esperanto: ami Estonian: meeldima Faroese: dáma Faroese: hóva Faroese: líka Faroese: falla Finnish: pitää Finnish: tykätä Finnish: nauttia French: aimer French: plaire (à) French: bien aimer Galician: gustar Georgian: მოსწონს German: mögen German: gern haben German: gefallen German: gern Greek: αρέσει Greek: αρέσκομαι Greek: προτιμώ Greek: αγαπώ Ancient Greek: φιλέω Gujarati: ગમવું Hebrew: אָהַב Hindi: पसंद करना Hindi: पसंद होना Hungarian: szeret Hungarian: kedvel Hungarian: tetszik Hungarian: ínyére van Icelandic: líka
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