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1. To hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
   "Would you like to come along to the movies?";
   - wish, care
    
2. Find enjoyable or agreeable
   "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
    
3. Be fond of
   "I like my nephews"
    
4. Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
   "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
    
5. Want to have
   "I'd like a beer now!"

1. Resembling; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
   "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "suits of like design";
   - similar
    
2. Equal in amount or value
   "like amounts"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number";
   - same
    
3. Having the same or nearly the same characteristics
   "all politicians are like";
   - alike, similar
    
4. Conforming in every respect
   "the like period of the preceding year";
   - comparable, corresponding

1. A similar kind
   "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here";
   - the like, the likes of
    
2. A kind of person
   "We'll not see his like again";
   - ilk

1. Sort of, in some way; often used as an almost meaningless filler
   "I thought for a second there was, like, you know, a story or something, but every shot is like only a second long"
    
2. Indicates something is unlikely and should not be considered
   "like that's going to be of any use to me!";
   - as if [informal], as though [informal]

1. (forming an adjective) having the form of, similar to
   - -form

Derived forms: liking, liked, likes

See also: alikeness [rare], equal, like-minded, likeness, look-alike, same, similitude, suchlike

Type of: consider, desire, form, kind, reckon, regard, see, sort, variety, view, want

Antonym: dislike

Encyclopedia: Like, Share, Die