like

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having the same or similar characteristics

   all politicians are alike

2. 2
   adj

   equal in amount or value

   like amounts

3. 3
   noun

   a kind of person

   We'll not see their like again anytime soon.

4. 4
   noun

   a similar kind

   dogs, foxes, and the like, we don't want the likes of you around here

5. 5
   verb

   be fond of

   I like my nephews

6. 6
   verb

   find enjoyable or agreeable

   I like jogging

7. 7
   verb

   want to have

   I'd like a beer now!

8. 8
   verb

   To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

   I like reading books.

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…