like

verb

\ ˈlīk

liked; liking

Definition of like

(Entry 1 of 9)

transitive verb

1a : to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in : enjoy likes baseball

b : to feel toward : regard how would you like a change

2 : to wish to have : want would like a drink

3 : to do well in this plant likes dry soil my car does not like cold weather

4 : to electronically register one's approval of (something, such as an online post or comment) for others to see (as by clicking on an icon designed for that purpose) [Brittany] Bunker then thanked the 477,000 people who had liked her post for their support …— Natalie Cornish How he picked out this seemingly random user and went ahead and liked the tweet is really surprising …— Zach Pereles

5 chiefly dialectal : to be suitable or agreeable to I like onions but they don't like me

intransitive verb

1 : to feel inclined : choose, prefer leave any time you like

2 dialect : approve

noun (1)

Definition of like (Entry 2 of 9)

1 : liking, preference

2 : something that one likes

3 : the act or an instance of liking (see like entry 1 sense 4) an online comment, post, etc. Her post got thousands of likes.

adjective

Definition of like (Entry 3 of 9)

1a : the same or nearly the same (as in appearance, character, or quantity) suits of like design —formerly used with as, unto, of it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren — Hebrews 2:17 (King James Version)

b chiefly British : closely resembling the subject or original the portrait is very like

2 : likely the importance of statistics as the one discipline like to give accuracy of mind— H. J. Laski

preposition

Definition of like (Entry 4 of 9)

1a : having the characteristics of : similar to his house is like a barn it's like when we were kids

b : typical of was like him to do that

c : comparable to : approximating costs something like fifty cents

2 : in the manner of : similarly to acts like a fool

3 : as though there would be looks like rain

4 : such as a subject like physics

5 —used to form intensive or ironic phrases fought like helllike fun he didlaughed like anything

noun (2)

Definition of like (Entry 5 of 9)

1a : one that is similar : counterpart, equal have … never seen the like before— Sir Winston Churchill

b : kind sense 1a —usually used with a preceding possessive put him and his like to some job— J. R. R. Tolkien

2 : one of many that are similar to each other —used chiefly in proverbial expressions like breeds like

and the like

: et cetera

the likes of or less commonly the like of

1 : such people as : such things as reads the likes of Austen and Browning

2 : such a one as and perhaps others similar to —usually used with disparaging overtones have no use for the likes of you

3 : the kind or sort of a fantastic celebration the likes of which had never been seen before— Joseph Heller

adverb

Definition of like (Entry 6 of 9)

1 archaic : equally

2 : likely, probably you'll try it, some day, like enough— Mark Twain

3a : to some extent : rather, altogether saunter over nonchalantly like— Walter Karig

b —used interjectionally in informal speech often to emphasize a word or phrase (as in "He was, like, gorgeous") or for an apologetic, vague, or unassertive effect (as in "I need to, like, borrow some money")

4 : nearly, approximately the actual interest is more like 18 percent —used interjectionally in informal speech with expressions of measurement it was, like, five feet longgoes there every day, like

as like as not or like as not

: probably

conjunction

Definition of like (Entry 7 of 9)

1a : as if middle-aged men who looked like they might be out for their one night of the year— Norman Mailer

b —used in intensive phrases drove like madhurts like crazy

2 : in the same way that : as they raven down scenery like children do sweetmeats— John Keats

3a : in the way or manner that the violin sounds like an old masterpiece should did it like you told me

b —used interjectionally in informal speech often with the verb be to introduce a quotation, paraphrase, or thought expressed by or imputed to the subject of the verb, or with it's to report a generally held opinion so I'm like, "Give me a break"it's like, "Who cares what he thinks?"

4 : such as a bag like a doctor carries when your car has trouble — like when it won't start —used interjectionally in informal speech often stays up late, until like three in the morning

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