like

A1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled loike

US /laɪ̯k/ UK /laɪ̯k/ See IPA manual

Freq #39

Meanings

1

verb
To enjoy something or find it pleasant.

I really like jogging in the morning.
2

verb
To be fond of someone or care about them.

I like my nephews very much.
3

verb
To want something (often as a polite request).

I'd like a coffee, please.
4

adj
Having the same or similar qualities as something else.

The two brothers have like tastes in music.
5

noun
A person or thing of a similar kind.

We may never see his like again.

Verb forms

like, liked, liked

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to be fond of someone or... care forcherish

4 adj · having the same or similar... similar

5 noun · a person or thing of a... ilk

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Opposites

antithesis opposite unlike

Word family

Derived forms alikebelikebelikedforelikeliddatlikablelikamlike-culturedlike-for-likelike-genderedlike-mindedlike-mindedness

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Phrases (4)

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like royalty
in the generous or luxurious manner associated with royal people

Preposition + noun
feel like
want something or have a desire to do a particular activity

Verb + preposition/particle
like clockwork
with the smooth regularity and precision of a well-running mechanism

Preposition + noun
look like
to have an appearance similar to someone or something

Verb + preposition/particle

Idioms (4)

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sell like hot cakes
to be bought rapidly and in great numbers because many people want it
tell it like it is
to describe a situation frankly, without softening or hiding the truth
get on like a house on fire
To get along extremely well and quickly become close.
herding cats
Matching variant: like herding cats

trying to coordinate or control a group of highly independent people

Tongue twisters (2)

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Lucy Likes Light Literature
Lucy likes light literature.

Touch the tongue tip near the ridge behind the upper teeth for each initial /l/. Keep the /t/ at the end of light connected to the next w...
The Chimpanzee Champion
A cheap, changeable, child-like chimpanzee champion playing checkers with Charles.

The repeated ch starts use /tʃ/. Begin with short groups such as cheap, changeable and chimpanzee champion, then connect the whole sentence.

Etymology

Adjective from Middle English lik, lyk, lich, like, from Old English ġelīċ by shortening, influenced by Old Norse líkr, glíkr; both from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz (“like, similar, same”). Related to alike; more distantly, with lich and -ly. Cognate with West Frisian like (“like; as”), Saterland Frisian gliek (“like”), Danish lig (“alike”), Dutch gelijk (“like, alike”), German gleich (“equal, like”), Icelandic líkur (“alike, like, similar”), Norwegian lik (“like, alike”) Swedish lik (“like, similar”) Adverb from Middle English like, lyke, liche, lyche, from Old English ġelīċe (“likewise, also, as…

lik Middle English ġelīċ Old English líkr Old Norse *galīkaz Proto-Germanic like Middle English ġelīċe Old English líka Old Norse *galīkê Proto-Germanic

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Emotions & Feelings

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# like

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /laɪ̯k/
**IPA (UK):** /laɪ̯k/
**Frequency rank:** 39

## Meanings
1. To enjoy something or find it pleasant.
2. To be fond of someone or care about them.
3. To want something (often as a polite request).
4. Having the same or similar qualities as something else.
5. A person or thing of a similar kind.

## Examples
- I really like jogging in the morning.
- I like my nephews very much.
- I'd like a coffee, please.
- The two brothers have like tastes in music.
- We may never see his like again.

## Synonyms
- go
- ilk

## Antonyms
- antithesis
- opposite
- unlike

## Derived Forms
- alike
- belike
- beliked
- forelike
- liddat
- likable
- likam
- like-cultured
- like-for-like
- like-gendered
- like-minded
- like-mindedness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lik
- Root: ġelīċ
- Root: líkr
- Root: *galīkaz
- Root: like
- Root: ġelīċe
- Root: líka
- Root: *galīkê

## Etymology
Adjective from Middle English lik, lyk, lich, like, from Old English ġelīċ by shortening, influenced by Old Norse líkr, glíkr; both from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz (“like, similar, same”). Related to alike; more distantly, with lich and -ly. Cognate with West Frisian like (“like; as”), Saterland Frisian gliek (“like”), Danish lig (“alike”), Dutch gelijk (“like, alike”), German gleich (“equal, like”), Icelandic líkur (“alike, like, similar”), Norwegian lik (“like, alike”) Swedish lik (“like, similar”) Adverb from Middle English like, lyke, liche, lyche, from Old English ġelīċe (“likewise, also, as…

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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