Like

Quick meaning: Like is a verb meaning To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

Meaning

To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

More Meanings

1. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
2. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
3. (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
4. (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
5. Of inanimate objects:
6. (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
7. (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).

Example Sentences

I like reading books.

I like it when you sing.

I very much like hamburgers.

I like skiing in winter very much.

Word Forms

• likes
• liking
• liked
• likest
• likedst
• liketh

Synonyms for like

Depending on context, synonyms include ilk, as, well, around, about, be all.

Antonyms for like

Common opposites include antithesis, opposite, unlike, dislike, hate, mislike.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wish, ish, like-minded, suchlike, corresponding, similar.

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