Like

/laɪ̯k/ · verb

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

I like reading books.

I very much like hamburgers.

I like skiing in winter very much.

I like the Seattle Mariners this season.

I like it when you sing.

He may either go or stay, as he best likes.

“I can tell you more than that, if you like,” said the Gryphon. “Do you know why it’s called a whiting?”

At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

Synonyms for like

Antonyms for like

Related Words

Word Forms

• likes
• liking
• liked
• no-table-tags
• glossary
• like
• likest
• likedst
• liketh
• -
• lak
• more like
• most like

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