like

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
2. (archaic, transitive) To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
3. (obsolete) To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
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. (Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
8. (informal) Of inanimate objects:
9. (informal) Of inanimate objects:
10. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
11. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
12. (obsolete) To liken; to compare.

Noun

1. (in-plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
2. (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.

Adj

1. Similar.
2. (Scotland, Southern-US, archaic) Likely; probable.
3. (Scotland, Southern-US, usually) inclined (to), prone (to).

Adv

1. (colloquial, obsolete) Likely.
2. (archaic, rare) In a like or similar manner.

Noun

1. (countable, sometimes, uncountable) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
2. (countable, uncountable) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.

Conj

1. (colloquial) As, the way.
2. (colloquial, usually) 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. Likely.
2. (Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, Teesside, colloquial) A delayed filler.
3. (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
4. (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
5. (colloquial) a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story

Conceptes

agradar

estimar

❤️

semblant

similar

com

apreciar

taxar

avaluar

cartenir

prear

trobar agradable

igual

voler

equivalent

corresponent

el mateix

mateix

pareixer

homòleg

paregut

classe

preferir

amar

❤️

preferències

Oposat a

dislike, hate, mislike, disapprove, unlike#Verb, dislike#Verb, pet hate, pet peeve

Sinònims

as

love

❤️

similar

similar to

want

resembling

alike

as if

enjoy

desire

resemble

equal

be fond of

same

such as

appreciate

such

fond of

same as

wish

as though

prefer

fancy

please

care

identical

analogous

how

comparable

equal to

just like

admire

favor

so

favour

for instance

just as

even

choose

equivalent

think well of

fond

happy

😀

likeness

gauge

assess

need

evaluate

esteem

impress

Traduccions

aimer

❤️

comme

mögen

gustar

wie

come

como

piacere

vouloir

simile

semejante

désirer

gostar

ähnlich

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/laɪ̯k/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: liken

Heretat de anglès antic: līcian

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: liekje

Cognat amb neerlandès: lijken

Cognat amb alemany: gleichen

Cognat amb suec: lika

Cognat amb noruec: like

Cognat amb islandès: líka

Heretat de anglès mitjà: like

Heretat de anglès mitjà: lik

Heretat de anglès antic: ġelīċ

Cognat amb frisó occidental: like

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: gliek

Cognat amb danès: lig

Cognat amb neerlandès: gelijk

Cognat amb alemany: gleich

Cognat amb islandès: líkur

Cognat amb noruec: lik

Cognat amb suec: lik

Heretat de anglès antic: ġelīċe

In summary

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”).

Frases

Do you like it ?

Drink like a fish , water only .

It was a tent like many at the oasis .

Fabian does not like pepper .

You'll take fifty and like it !

Tangier is not like the rest of Africa .