like

[ lahyk ]

/ laɪk /

verb (used with object), liked, lik·ing.

to take pleasure in; find agreeable or congenial: We all liked the concert.

to regard with favor; have a kindly or friendly feeling for (a person, group, etc.); find attractive: His parents like me and I like them.

to wish or prefer: You can do exactly as you like while you are a guest here.

Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter) to indicate one’s enjoyment of, agreement with, or interest in (website content, especially in social media): Share your posts so your friends can like them or leave a comment. Like us on Facebook to get a free sample.

verb (used without object), liked, lik·ing.

to feel inclined; wish: We'll have lunch whenever you like.

Archaic. to suit the tastes or wishes; please.

noun

Usually likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.

Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter)

an instance of indicating one’s liking of specific website content: I see my comment got lots of likes.
a feature or option, usually a button, that enables this: I installed a Like on my blog so you can subscribe to updates.

adjective

Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a feature used to like specific website content: a Like button; like boxes.

Idioms for like

would like. would¹(def 10).

Origin of like

before 900; Middle English liken, Old English līcian; cognate with Dutch lijken, Old Norse līka; see like¹

Words nearby like

ligurian republic, ligurian sea, ligustrum, likable, likasi, like, like a bat out of hell, like a bump on a log, like a cat on hot bricks, like a champ, like a chicken with its head cut off

Example sentences from the Web for liked

I liked it because it was like my life coming back together.

Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness |Marlow Stern |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
They liked what Duke was saying and were willing to look beyond what little they knew of his past.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
He was a great lover of the navy, and he liked me because of it.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
She actually had never been to a Deer Tick show before, but she liked it a lot.

Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll |James Joiner |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

You have no idea how much I would have liked to be able to chat with you face to face.

Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen |Parker Molloy |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
He would have liked bread and salt, but was in no mood to grumble over his meal.

The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three |Dexter J. Forrester
They studied from whatever book they liked best, each child bringing the "Reader" or "Speller" he could most easily lay hands on.

Peak and Prairie |Anna Fuller
He ran to the window through which his sister Janet, or Jan as she liked to be called, was looking.

The Curlytops Snowed In |Howard R. Garis
Her books interested her, and a beautiful nature; but she liked to be alone, or with her mother.

Endymion |Benjamin Disraeli
The post was in many ways one which Balfour would have liked to hold.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 |Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for liked (1 of 2)

like ¹

/ (laɪk) /

adjective

(prenominal) similar; resembling

preposition

similar to; similarly to; in the manner of acting like a maniac; he's so like his father

used correlatively to express similarity in certain proverbs like mother, like daughter

such as there are lots of ways you might amuse yourself — like taking a long walk, for instance

adverb

a dialect word for likely

not standard as it were: often used as a parenthetic filler there was this policeman just staring at us, like

be like … informal used to introduce direct speech or nonverbal communication I was like, ‘You're kidding!’

conjunction

not standard as though; as if you look like you've just seen a ghost

in the same way as; in the same way that she doesn't dance like you do

noun

the equal or counterpart of a person or thing, esp one respected or prized compare like with like; her like will never be seen again

the like similar things dogs, foxes, and the like

the likes of or the like of people or things similar to (someone or something specified) we don't want the likes of you around here

Word Origin for like

shortened from Old English gelīc; compare Old Norse glīkr and līkr like

usage for like

The use of like to mean such as was formerly thought to be undesirable in formal writing, but has now become acceptable. It was also thought that as rather than like should be used to mean in the same way that, but now both as and like are acceptable: they hunt and catch fish as/like their ancestors used to. The use of look like and seem like before a clause, although very common, is thought by many people to be incorrect or non-standard: it looks as though he won't come (not it looks like he won't come)

British Dictionary definitions for liked (2 of 2)

like ²

/ (laɪk) /

verb

(tr) to find (something) enjoyable or agreeable or find it enjoyable or agreeable (to do something) he likes boxing; he likes to hear music

(tr) to be fond of

(tr) to prefer or wish (to do something) we would like you to go

(tr) to feel towards; consider; regard how did she like it?

(intr) to feel disposed or inclined; choose; wish

(tr) archaic to please; agree with it likes me not to go

noun

(usually plural) a favourable feeling, desire, preference, etc (esp in the phrase likes and dislikes)

Word Origin for like

Old English līcian; related to Old Norse līka, Dutch lijken

Idioms and Phrases with liked

In addition to the idioms beginning with like

like a bat out of hell
like a bump on a log
like a cat on hot bricks
like a champ
like a chicken with its head cut off
like a drowned rat
like a fish out of water
like a house afire
like a lamb to the slaughter
like anything
like a shot
like as not
like as two peas in a pod
like a ton of bricks
like clockwork
like crazy
like death warmed over
like father, like son
like fun
like gangbusters
like greased lightning
like hell
like hot cakes, go
like it or lump it
likely as not
like mad
like nobody's business
like nothing on earth
like pigs in clover
like pulling teeth
like rolling off a log
like shooting fish in a barrel
likes of, the
like something the cat dragged in
like that
like to
like water off a duck's back

also see:

and the like
avoid like the plague
come up (smelling like) roses
crazy like a fox
drink like a fish
drop like flies
Dutch uncle, talk to like a
eat like a bird
feel like
(like a) fish out of water
fit like a glove
fly on the wall, would like to be a
get on (like a house afire)
go out (like a light)
go over (like a lead balloon)
grin like a Cheshire cat
(drop like a) hot potato
just like that
know like a book
live like a king
look like a million dollars
look like death
look like something the cat dragged in
look like the cat that ate the canary
make out like a bandit
manna from heaven, like
mind like a steel trap
need like a hole in the head
no fool like an old fool
not anything like
no time like the present
out like a light
packed in like sardines
sleep like a log
something like
spread like wildfire
stick out (like a sore thumb)
swear like a trooper
take to (like a duck to water)
tell it like it is
treat like dirt
turn up like a bad penny
wail like a banshee
watch like a hawk
work like a beaver
work like a charm

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like

verb (used with object), liked, lik·ing.

verb (used without object), liked, lik·ing.

noun

adjective

Idioms for like

Origin of like

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Example sentences from the Web for liked

British Dictionary definitions for liked (1 of 2)

adjective

preposition

adverb

conjunction

noun

Word Origin for like

usage for like

British Dictionary definitions for liked (2 of 2)

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Word Origin for like

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

like

verb (used with object), liked, lik·ing.

verb (used without object), liked, lik·ing.

noun

adjective

Idioms for like

Origin of like

Words nearby like

Words related to liked

Example sentences from the Web for liked

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adjective

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adverb

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Word Origin for like

usage for like

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Word Origin for like

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British Dictionary definitions for liked (1 of 2)