see|l�k�|lìkè
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rank|its|time|only|75|like|little|now|then

Pronunciation
enPR|līk, IPA|/laɪk/, SAMPA|/laIk/
audio|en-us-like.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|aɪk

Etymology 1
OE. term|lician|līcian|lang=ang.

Verb
en-verb|lik|ing

1. transitive To enjoy, be in favor/favour of.

#:I like hamburgers.
#:I like the Milwaukee Braves this season.
#:I like skiing in winter.

1. transitive To find attractive.

#:I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.

1. transitive To do regularly.

#:I like to go to the dentist every 6 months.

1. context|in certain expressions To want.

#* 1865 July 4, w:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll (w:Charles Lutwidge Dodgson|Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), w:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, s:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Chapter 10|chapter 10,
#*: �I can tell you more than that, if you like,� said the Gryphon. �Do you know why it�s called a whiting?�

Usage notes
sense|enjoy|do regularly In its senses of �enjoy� and �do regularly�, term||like is a catenative verb; in the former, it takes a gerund (term|-ing form), while in the latter, it takes a term|to-infinitive. See also Appendix:English catenative verbs.
sense|want term||Like is only used to mean �want� in certain expressions, notably �if you like�. That said, its conditional form, term|would like, is used quite freely as a polite synonym for �want�.

Synonyms
sense|enjoy appreciate, enjoy
sense|find attractive be attracted to, fancy i|British, like like i|slang|childish

Antonyms
dislike, hate

Derived terms
dislike
would like

Translations
trans-top|enjoy
Arabic: حب, است�طع
Catalan: t-|ca|agradar
Chinese: t-|cmn|�歡|trx�huan|scHani|xs=Mandarin
Czech: t-|cs|mít rád, t-|cs|líbit se i|with subject and object reversed
Dutch: t+|nl|houden van, t|nl|graag hebben, t|nl|lusten, t|nl|graag lusten
Esperanto: t|eo|pla�i|xsEsperanto al i|with subject and object reversed, t-|eo|�ati|xsEsperanto qualifier|modern, t-|eo|ami|xs=Esperanto qualifier|traditional
Filipino: tø|fil|magustohan|xs=Filipino
Finnish: t+|fi|pitää
French: t+|fr|aimer, t+|fr|plaire à i|with subject and object reversed
German: t+|de|mögen, t|de|gern haben, t-|de|gefallen + dat i|with subject and object reversed
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Greek, Modern: t|el|μο� α�έ�ει|scGrek, t|el|μ'α�έ�ει|scGrek i|with subject and object reversed
Hungarian: t+|hu|szeret, t|hu|kedvel
Ido: t+|io|prizar|xs=Ido
Italian: t+|it|piacere a i|with subject and object reversed
Japanese: t-|ja|��|trsuki|scJpan
Kurdish: t|ku|ح��ز� �����|sc=KUchar
Polish: t|pl|lubi�
Portuguese: t|pt|gostar de
Russian: t+|ru|н�ави����|trnrávit's'a|scCyrl qualifier|intransitive, t+|ru|л�би��|trl'ubít'|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|gustar i|with subject and object reversed
Swedish: t|sv|tycka om, t|sv|gilla
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trans-top|find attractive
Catalan: t-|ca|agradar
Czech: t-|cs|mít rád, t-|cs|líbit se i|with subject and object reversed
Dutch: t|nl|graag hebben, t|nl|graag zien zich t|nl|aangetrokken voelen tot
Esperanto: t+|eo|havi|xsEsperanto t|eo|inklinon|xsEsperanto t-|eo|por|xs=Esperanto
German: t+|de|mögen, t|de|gern haben, t-|de|gefallen + dat i|with subject and object reversed
Kurdish: t|ku|ح��ز� �����|sc=KUchar
Polish: t|pl|lubi�
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Portuguese: t|pt|gostar
Russian: t+|ru|н�ави����|sc=Cyrl qualifier|intransitive
Spanish: t+|es|gustar i|with subject and object reversed
Swedish: t|sv|tycka om, t|sv|gilla
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Etymology 2
OE. term|lic|līc|lang=ang.

Adjective
en-adj

1. similar

Preposition
en-prep

1. Somewhat similar to, reminiscent of.

#:These hamburgers taste like leather.

Antonyms
sense|somewhat similar to unlike

Translations
trans-top|somewhat similar to
Arabic: t|ar|ز�|sc=Arab i|Egyptian dialect
Catalan: t-|ca|com
Czech: t+|cs|jako, t+|cs|jak
Dutch: t+|nl|zoals, t+|nl|als, t|nl|lijkend op, t+|nl|gelijk (maybe only in Flanders)
Esperanto: t-|eo|kiel|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|kvazaÅ­|xsEsperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|kuten
French: t+|fr|comme
German: t+|de|wie
Greek: t|el|�αν|trsan|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|mint
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Ido: t+|io|quale|xs=Ido
Italian: t+|it|come
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|���ک|trwak|scKUchar
Lithuanian: lyg
Polish: t+|pl|jak
Portuguese: t+|pt|como
Russian: t+|ru|как|sc=Cyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|kot
Spanish: t+|es|como
Swedish: t+|sv|som
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Particle
en-part

1. context|slang|somewhat|_|dated A mild w:intensifier|intensifier.

#:Like, why did you do that?

1. slang When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean "to say".

#:I was like, "Why did you do that?" and he's like, "I don't know."

Usage notes

1. The sense meaning "to say" is deliberately informal and commonly used by young people, and often combined with the use of the present tense as a narrative. Similar terms are to go and all, as in I go, "Why did you do that?" and he goes, "I don't know" and I was all, "Why did you do that?" and he was all, "I don't know." The forms with like and all can imply that the attributed remark which follows is representative rather than necessarily an exact quotation; however, in speech these structures do tend to require mimicking the original speakers inflection in a way "said" would not.

Synonyms
sense|say be all, go

Translations
trans-top|slang: mild intensifier
Finnish: t-|fi|niinku
French: t+|fr|genre
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|tipo
Swedish: t|sv|liksom
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trans-top|slang: be like: to say
Finnish: t-|fi|niinku
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Swedish: t|sv|liksom, t|sv|typ
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Noun
en-noun

1. (also the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

#:We shall never see his like again. — w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill on w:T. E. Lawrence|T.E. Lawrence
#:bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like
#:something the likes of which I had never seen before

1. Something that a given person likes.

#:Tell me your likes and dislikes.

Synonyms
sense|something similar to a given person or object ilk
sense|something that a given person likes favorite/favourite, preference

Antonyms
sense|something similar to a given person or object antithesis, opposite
sense|something that a given person likes dislike, pet hate

Translations
trans-top|something similar to a given person or object
Dutch: t|nl|evenknie|m, t|nl|dat soort dingen|n|p, t|nl|gelijkaardige dingen|n|p, t|nl|gelijkaardigheden|f|p
Esperanto: t-|eo|simila|xs=Esperanto
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German: t|de|seinesgleichen (his like - conjugated for other persons)
Swedish: t+|sv|like
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trans-top|something that a given person likes
Dutch: t|nl|favoriet|m, t-|nl|voorkeur|m
Esperanto: t|eo|prefero|xs=Esperanto
French: t-|fr|préférence|f
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German: t|de|Vorliebe|f
Italian: t+|it|preferenza|f
Portuguese: t|pt|gosto|m (noun, with closed O; different from verb form term|gostar|lang=pt, with open O)
Telugu: t|te|�ష��మ�|sc=Telu
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Derived terms
like-for-like

Interjection
en-intj

1. Geordie Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

#: divint ye knaa, like?

References
R:Northeast Dialect 2005

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English intensifiers
Category:Positive words

Mandarin
zh-hanzi|��

Pronunciation
IPA|[ li˥˩kʰ�˥˩ ]

Adverb
cmn-adv|p|pinlìkè|pintli4ke4|tas=��

1. immediately, at once

See also
i-c|Min Nan zh-ts|��|�� (liâm-mi or liâm-pi� or liân-mi or liân-pi�)

Norwegian

Verb
no-verb-2|lik

1. to #English|like

Scots

Interjection
sco-intj

1. context|South Scots||lang=sco Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

#: Oo jist saw it the now, like.

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar|2=lik
infl|sv|noun|gender=c

1. match i|someone similarly skilful

#:Han hade mött sin like — He had met his match

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hu:like
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