like

Meaning

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

Opposite of

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

aimer

❤️

comme

gustar

mögen

wie

come

como

piacere

vouloir

simile

désirer

semejante

gostar

houden van

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪ̯k/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: liken

Inherited from Old English: līcian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: liekje

Cognate with Dutch: lijken

Cognate with German: gleichen

Cognate with Swedish: lika

Cognate with Norwegian: like

Cognate with Icelandic: líka

Inherited from Middle English: like

Inherited from Middle English: lik

Inherited from Old English: ġelīċ

Cognate with Western Frisian: like

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: gliek

Cognate with Danish: lig

Cognate with Dutch: gelijk

Cognate with German: gleich

Cognate with Icelandic: líkur

Cognate with Norwegian: lik

Cognate with Swedish: lik

Inherited from Old English: 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”).

Sentences

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 .