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1. | [ pronoun ] similar to or in the same way as | |
2. | [ verb ] prefer or wish to do something | |
Synonyms: | wish care | |
Examples: | "Do you care to try this dish?" "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
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Related terms: | desire please wish | |
3. | [ verb ] find enjoyable or agreeable | |
Examples: | "I like jogging" "She likes to read Russian novels" |
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Related terms: | dislike love prefer care_for cotton approve | |
4. | [ adjective ] resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | |
Synonyms: | similar | |
Examples: | "suits of like design" "a limited circle of like minds" "as like as two peas in a pod" "doglike devotion" "a dreamlike quality" |
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Related terms: | unlike like-minded ly look-alike suchlike same | |
5. | [ verb ] be fond of | |
Examples: | "I like my nephews" |
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6. | [ verb ] feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard | |
Examples: | "How did you like the President's speech last night?" |
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Related terms: | see | |
7. | [ adjective ] equal in amount or value | |
Synonyms: | same equal equivalent | |
Examples: | "like amounts" "equivalent amounts" "the same amount" "gave one six blows and the other a like number" "an equal number" "the same number" |
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Related terms: | unlike | |
8. | [ verb ] want to have | |
Examples: | "I'd like a beer now!" |
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Related terms: | desire | |
9. | [ adjective ] having the same or similar characteristics | |
Synonyms: | similar alike | |
Examples: | "all politicians are alike" "they looked utterly alike" "friends are generally alike in background and taste" |
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Related terms: | unalike likeness | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30081 | |
11. | [ conjunction ] conjunction, in the same way or to the same degree | |
12. | [ adjective ] conforming in every respect | |
Synonyms: | corresponding comparable | |
Examples: | "boxes with corresponding dimensions" "the like period of the preceding year" |
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Related terms: | same | |
Similar spelling: |
Liskey Lisk Lise Lige Lies lick Liska liege Licea lichee Liz Lis Lizzie Lisowe liaise liza Lisu Liss Lisi Lish Lisa |