like

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verb

ˈlīk

liked; liking

transitive verb

: to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in : enjoy

likes baseball

: to feel toward : regard

how would you like a change

: to wish to have : want

would like a drink

: to do well in

this plant likes dry soil

my car does not like cold weather

: 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

chiefly dialectal : to be suitable or agreeable to

I like onions but they don't like me

intransitive verb

: to feel inclined : choose, prefer

leave any time you like

dialect : approve

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noun (1)

: liking, preference

: something that one likes

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

Her post got thousands of likes.

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adjective

: 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)

chiefly British : closely resembling the subject or original

the portrait is very like

: likely

the importance of statistics as the one discipline like to give accuracy of mind

H. J. Laski

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preposition

: having the characteristics of : similar to

his house is like a barn

it's like when we were kids

: typical of

was like him to do that

: comparable to : approximating

costs something like fifty cents

: in the manner of : similarly to

acts like a fool

: as though there would be

looks like rain

: such as

a subject like physics

—used to form intensive or ironic phrases

fought like helllike fun he didlaughed like anything

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noun (2)

: one that is similar : counterpart, equal

have … never seen the like before

Sir Winston Churchill

: kind sense 1a

—usually used with a preceding possessive

put him and his like to some job

J. R. R. Tolkien

: one of many that are similar to each other

—used chiefly in proverbial expressions

like breeds like

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adverb

archaic : equally

: likely, probably

you'll try it, some day, like enough

Mark Twain

: to some extent : rather, altogether

saunter over nonchalantly like

Walter Karig

—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")

: 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

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conjunction

: as if

middle-aged men who looked like they might be out for their one night of the year

Norman Mailer

—used in intensive phrases

drove like madhurts like crazy

: in the same way that : as

they raven down scenery like children do sweetmeats

John Keats

: in the way or manner that

the violin sounds like an old masterpiece should

did it like you told me

—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?"

: 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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auxiliary verb

ˈlīkt

variants or liked

chiefly dialectal

: came near : was near

so loud I like to fell out of bed

Helen Eustis

-like

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adjective combining form

: resembling or characteristic of

bell-like

ladylike

Synonyms

Verb

care (for)
want

Noun (1)

appetite
fancy
favor
fondness
liking
love
love affair
partiality
preference
relish
shine
taste
use

Adjective

akin
alike
analogous
cognate
comparable
connate
correspondent
corresponding
ditto
matching
parallel
resemblant
resembling
similar
such
suchlike

Noun (2)

breed
class
description
feather
genre
ilk
kidney
kind
manner
nature
order
sort
species
strain
stripe
type
variety

Adverb

enough
fairly
kind of
kindly [chiefly Southern]
moderately
more or less
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
something
somewhat
sort of

Conjunction

as
as if
as though

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb He likes baseball, but he loves football. Do you like Mexican food? I liked the movie a lot more than I thought I would. I don't know what it is about that guy, but I just don't like him. They were political allies who truly liked each other. What is it that you like or dislike about him most? She says she likes him as a friend but she's not attracted to him. My boss was a tough guy, but I liked him for his honesty. Adjective you're not talking about like things when you compare football and golf Preposition The house looks like a barn. It's like when we were kids. She's not at all like her sister. The baby is more like his mother than his father. “Who is he like?” “He's not like anyone I've ever met before.” Adverb the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep the distance is more like 500 miles Conjunction it looks like it's going to rain at any moment See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English līcian; akin to Old English gelīc alike

Adjective

Middle English, alteration of ilich, from Old English gelīc like, alike, from ge-, associative prefix + līc body; akin to Old High German gilīh like, alike, Lithuanian lygus like — more at co-

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5

Noun (1)

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Preposition

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Conjunction

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Auxiliary Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing like

Kids Definition

like 1 of 7

verb

ˈlīk

liked; liking

: enjoy sense 1

My family likes games.

: to feel toward : regard

How do you like this snow?

: choose sense 3, prefer

The children did as they liked.

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noun

: liking, preference

His likes and dislikes are different from hers.

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adjective

: similar, alike

The twins are very like.

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preposition

: similar or similarly to

They act like fools.

: typical of

It is just like them to forget.

: likely to

It looks like rain.

: such as

Choose a color like red.

: close to

The temperature reached something like 100 degrees.

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noun

: equal entry 3, counterpart

We never saw their like before.

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conjunction

: as if sense 1

It looks like it might rain.

: in the same way that : as

My sister sounds just like I do.

: such as

She often forgets like she did yesterday.

-like

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adjective suffix

: resembling or characteristic of

doglike

a balloon-like figure

单词	likes
释义	like 1 of 9 verb ˈlīk liked; liking transitive verb 1 a : 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 like 2 of 9 noun (1) 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. like 3 of 9 adjective 1 a : 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 like 4 of 9 preposition 1 a : 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 like 5 of 9 noun (2) 1 a : 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 like 6 of 9 adverb 1 archaic : equally 2 : likely, probably you'll try it, some day, like enough Mark Twain 3 a : 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 like 7 of 9 conjunction 1 a : 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 3 a : 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 like 8 of 9 auxiliary verb ˈlīkt variants or liked chiefly dialectal : came near : was near so loud I like to fell out of bed Helen Eustis -like 9 of 9 adjective combining form : resembling or characteristic of bell-like ladylike Phrases 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 as like as not or like as not : probably Synonyms Verb care (for) want Noun (1) appetite fancy favor fondness liking love love affair partiality preference relish shine taste use Adjective akin alike analogous cognate comparable connate correspondent corresponding ditto matching parallel resemblant resembling similar such suchlike Noun (2) breed class description feather genre ilk kidney kind manner nature order sort species strain stripe type variety Adverb enough fairly kind of kindly [chiefly Southern] moderately more or less pretty quite rather relatively something somewhat sort of Conjunction as as if as though See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He likes baseball, but he loves football. Do you like Mexican food? I liked the movie a lot more than I thought I would. I don't know what it is about that guy, but I just don't like him. They were political allies who truly liked each other. What is it that you like or dislike about him most? She says she likes him as a friend but she's not attracted to him. My boss was a tough guy, but I liked him for his honesty. Adjective you're not talking about like things when you compare football and golf Preposition The house looks like a barn. It's like when we were kids. She's not at all like her sister. The baby is more like his mother than his father. “Who is he like?” “He's not like anyone I've ever met before.” Adverb the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep the distance is more like 500 miles Conjunction it looks like it's going to rain at any moment See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English līcian; akin to Old English gelīc alike Adjective Middle English, alteration of ilich, from Old English gelīc like, alike, from ge-, associative prefix + līc body; akin to Old High German gilīh like, alike, Lithuanian lygus like — more at co- First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5 Noun (1) 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Preposition 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Adverb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Conjunction 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Auxiliary Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing like a face like thunder avoid (someone or something) like the plague call it/them like one sees it/them come out/up smelling like/of roses come out/up smelling like a rose cone-like crazy like a fox feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in drop like flies feel like oneself feel like fight like cat and dog fight like cats and dogs go down/like a bomb go down like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon hit him like a ton of bricks hawk-like have a memory/mind like a sieve how do you like how would you like how would you like it if you like insulin-like growth factor it seems like only yesterday just like that laugh like a drain know something like the back of one's hand like a bat out of hell lie like a rug like a demon like a drowned rat like a hole in the head like a house on fire like a lamb to the slaughter like a maniac like an oven like a man/woman possessed like a ton of bricks like crap like death warmed over like (greased) lightning like I said like magic like-minded like new like no other like pulling teeth like sardines like shit like someone owns the place like that like nobody's business like the clappers like the cat that got the cream like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary like the devil like the dickens like there's no tomorrow like water like the wind look like make like (like) water off a duck's back more like it mycoplasma-like organism not like that not like the sound of (something) not like the look of read (someone) like a book pleuropneumonia-like organism sleep like a baby/log sound like something like spread like wildfire story-like stick like glue take to something like a duck (takes) to water there's no fool like an old fool there's no time like the present this is more like it treat (someone) like dirt turn out like (someone or something) watch (someone or something) like a hawk work like a charm work like a Trojan would like work like magic die like flies grow like a weed built like a brick shithouse bulb-like I'd (just) like to see him try anything like daisy-like it looks like rain cloud-like like a chicken with its head cut off like hell like dishwater like a fiend like a (hot) knife through butter It sounds like a thing like crammed/packed like sardines smoke like a chimney as like as not like heaven like this feels like crap like anything like a shot how do you like that like a dream like death warmed up like a madwoman know what it's like zen-like out like a light like clockwork like so like someone's chances nothing succeeds like success make out like a bandit more like came down on us like a ton of bricks tell it like it is look/feel like a million dollars/bucks of/like steel like mad like a broken record like it or lump it leg-like stick/stand out like a sore thumb like a madman like so much sink like a stone sweat like a pig that's more like it like someone's style sounds like a broken record nothing like like crazy and the like running around like a chicken with its head cut off I like that! of like mind like wildfire the like of zombie-like like gangbusters like as not ran like the wind like hotcakes See More a face like thunder avoid (someone or something) like the plague call it/them like one sees it/them come out/up smelling like/of roses come out/up smelling like a rose cone-like crazy like a fox feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in drop like flies feel like oneself feel like fight like cat and dog fight like cats and dogs go down/like a bomb go down like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon hit him like a ton of bricks hawk-like have a memory/mind like a sieve how do you like how would you like how would you like it if you like insulin-like growth factor it seems like only yesterday just like that laugh like a drain know something like the back of one's hand like a bat out of hell lie like a rug like a demon like a drowned rat like a hole in the head like a house on fire like a lamb to the slaughter like a maniac like an oven like a man/woman possessed like a ton of bricks like crap like death warmed over like (greased) lightning like I said like magic like-minded like new like no other like pulling teeth like sardines like shit like someone owns the place like that like nobody's business like the clappers like the cat that got the cream like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary like the devil like the dickens like there's no tomorrow like water like the wind look like make like (like) water off a duck's back more like it mycoplasma-like organism not like that not like the sound of (something) not like the look of read (someone) like a book pleuropneumonia-like organism sleep like a baby/log sound like something like spread like wildfire story-like stick like glue take to something like a duck (takes) to water there's no fool like an old fool there's no time like the present this is more like it treat (someone) like dirt turn out like (someone or something) watch (someone or something) like a hawk work like a charm work like a Trojan would like work like magic die like flies grow like a weed built like a brick shithouse bulb-like I'd (just) like to see him try anything like daisy-like it looks like rain cloud-like like a chicken with its head cut off like hell like dishwater like a fiend like a (hot) knife through butter It sounds like a thing like crammed/packed like sardines smoke like a chimney as like as not like heaven like this feels like crap like anything like a shot how do you like that like a dream like death warmed up like a madwoman know what it's like zen-like out like a light like clockwork like so like someone's chances nothing succeeds like success make out like a bandit more like came down on us like a ton of bricks tell it like it is look/feel like a million dollars/bucks of/like steel like mad like a broken record like it or lump it leg-like stick/stand out like a sore thumb like a madman like so much sink like a stone sweat like a pig that's more like it like someone's style sounds like a broken record nothing like like crazy and the like running around like a chicken with its head cut off I like that! of like mind like wildfire the like of zombie-like like gangbusters like as not ran like the wind like hotcakes See More Kids Definition like 1 of 7 verb ˈlīk liked; liking 1 : enjoy sense 1 My family likes games. 2 : to feel toward : regard How do you like this snow? 3 : choose sense 3, prefer The children did as they liked. like 2 of 7 noun : liking, preference His likes and dislikes are different from hers. like 3 of 7 adjective : similar, alike The twins are very like. like 4 of 7 preposition 1 : similar or similarly to They act like fools. 2 : typical of It is just like them to forget. 3 : likely to It looks like rain. 4 : such as Choose a color like red. 5 : close to The temperature reached something like 100 degrees. like 5 of 7 noun : equal entry 3, counterpart We never saw their like before. like 6 of 7 conjunction 1 : as if sense 1 It looks like it might rain. 2 : in the same way that : as My sister sounds just like I do. 3 : such as She often forgets like she did yesterday. -like 7 of 7 adjective suffix : resembling or characteristic of doglike a balloon-like figure likes 1 of 3 verb present tense third-person singular of like 1 as in wants to wish to have I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wants enjoys loves fancies feels like relishes welcomes craves adores desires covets digs grooves (on) delights (in) revels (in) cares (for) wishes (for) hankers (for or after) yearns (for) dies (for) 2 as in prefers to show partiality toward I like romantic comedies more than action movies Synonyms & Similar Words prefers enjoys favors wants chooses picks adores relishes fancies appreciates craves desires admires selects goes in for digs names leans (toward or towards) covets cares (for) culls handpicks takes prejudices biases is partial to values cherishes grooves (on) cottons (to) treasures prizes delights (in) revels (in) wishes (for) hankers (for or after) biasses tends (to) inclines (toward) singles (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms dislikes hates loathes detests abhors refuses disfavors rejects abominates mislikes declines discards throws away jettisons throws out turns down See More 3 as in enjoys to take pleasure in an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving Synonyms & Similar Words enjoys loves relishes adores fancies savors admires takes to appreciates goes for savours prefers reveres digs gets a charge out of grooves (on) has a soft spot for delights (in) venerates revels (in) gets a kick out of gets off (on) values idolizes worships cherishes rejoices (in) treasures prizes devours is partial to favors drinks (in) feasts (on) dotes (on) cottons (to) eats (up) wallows (in) indulges (in) luxuriates (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms dislikes hates loathes detests abhors despises abominates scorns condemns See More 4 as in pleases to see fit feel free to order whatever you like from the menu Synonyms & Similar Words wants pleases wishes chooses wills craves desires fancies covets lusts (for or after) decides pants (after) thirsts (for) itches (for) hungers (for) longs (for) sighs (for) pines (for) resolves yearns (for) hankers (for) repines (for) dies (for) determines aches (for) likes 2 of 3 noun (1) plural of like 1 as in types a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down Synonyms & Similar Words types kinds stripes sorts genres varieties breeds manners species descriptions natures ilks orders feathers strains persuasions kidneys classes categories groups models samples ranks groupings families specimens lots brackets sets suites grades bunches divisions 2 as in equivalents one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town Synonyms & Similar Words equivalents peers partners counterparts rivals colleagues equals fellows competitors coordinates associates coequals matches parallels compeers companions mates twins doubles analogues halves analogs copartners co-partners likes 3 of 3 noun (2) plural of like as in likings positive regard for something she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes Synonyms & Similar Words likings appetites loves uses tastes relishes enthusiasms preferences cravings thirsts desires shines fancies tendencies love affairs favors passions partialities interests weaknesses prejudices longings teeth yens biases inclinations gustoes leanings bents propensities palates Antonyms & Near Antonyms dislikes hatreds distastes loathings disgusts mislikes aversions disfavors disinclinations indifferences apathies See More
随便看	nontronite nontropical nontrump nontruths nonturbulent nontypical nonumbilicate nonunanimous nonuniform nonuniformist nonuniformitarian nonuniformities nonuniformity nonunion nonunion shop nonunionism nonunionisms nonunionist nonunionists nonunionized nonunions nonunique nonuniqueness nonuniquenesses nonuniversal