Meaning & Definition of Like in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: To find something agreeable or enjoyable.

  Example Sentence: I like chocolate ice cream.

• Definition: To have a preference for someone or something.

  Example Sentence: Do you like this dress?

• Definition: Used to indicate similarity or comparison.

  Example Sentence: She dances like a professional.

• Definition: A preposition used for expressing similarity.

  Example Sentence: He runs like the wind.

• Definition: A noun referring to a person or thing that is similar.

  Example Sentence: There are many likes and dislikes in life.

Etymology

Origin: Old English 'lician', meaning to please.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• like father, like son: used to indicate that a son resembles his father in characteristics or behavior.
• like it or lump it: to accept a situation, whether you like it or not.
• it's not like you: used to express surprise or disappointment in someone's behavior.

Translations

• Spanish: gustar

• French: aimer

• German: mögen

• Russian: нравиться

Related Words

• similar: having characteristics in common.

• alike: similar to; in the same manner.

• likeness: the quality of being similar or the same.

Slang Meanings of like

• Meaning: Like (as a filler word)

  Example Sentence: I was, like, super tired after the party.

• Meaning: Used to express a thought or idea

  Example Sentence: I was, like, thinking we could go out instead.