to like
- verb
- /laɪk/
- Many students like the new science teacher because she makes the lessons fun.
- really like
- like to play
- like to read
As long as you like me, I'm OK.
- As long as you like me, I'm OK.
- And so I don't like not using my time.
- I think people who like this coffee don't like real.
- And the reason brands really like this is because
- Hey, if you don't like burgers, we got beef.
- I like going to my oven and like changing this shit.
- Because that is what gets you to like the unfuckable energy.
Examples
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This guy really likes to drag things out.
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But you do like me, though, right?
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Well, I do like watching your ass move when we dance.
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Where do they most like to learn and where do they most like to share?
Academic text (2011) -
So how many of you people like math classes?
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As long as you like me, I'm OK.
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That's how they like it.
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The ladies seem to like the continentaI touch.
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The students interviewed from the reader-response group generally liked all of the activities and reported finding them useful.
Academic text (2011) -
Great Aunt Biddy gives 100 bucks to whichever kid she likes the most during her visit.
Synonyms
To feel strong affection and great pleasure for someone or something
To feel happy because of something you do or see
To like or want one thing more than another
To feel respect and pleasure when you look at someone or something
Like a person or want something
Love someone or something very much
To want something, often for a short time
To enjoy something, often said by children
Antonyms
Idioms
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a way that shows great skill, confidence, and keeps trying when things are hard
- Informal
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Treat someone unfairly or hurt them, often when they trust you
- Offensive
To do too much to please someone you like to get their attention or approval
- Offensive
Behave in a dishonest or rude way that makes other people feel uncomfortable
Compounds
- Specialized
Symptoms like those of dengue fever, such as high fever, rash and muscle pain
- Specialized
Having parts that work like breathing organs to let a creature take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
- Informal
A very strong angry feeling that makes someone act violently and destroy things
How Fond
Surface Forms
Etymology
Like as a verb meaning to enjoy or approve also comes from the old English lician 'to please'. That is why to like a person or thing is to feel pleasure or approval for them.