LIKE
Dictionary entry overview: What does like mean?
• LIKE (noun)
The noun LIKE has 2 senses:
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person
Familiarity information: LIKE used as a noun is rare.
• LIKE (adjective)
The adjective LIKE has 4 senses:
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. equal in amount or value
3. having the same or similar characteristics
4. conforming in every respect
Familiarity information: LIKE used as an adjective is uncommon.
• LIKE (verb)
The verb LIKE has 5 senses:
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. find enjoyable or agreeable
3. be fond of
4. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
5. want to have
Familiarity information: LIKE used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• LIKE (noun)
Meaning:
A similar kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
like; the like; the likes of
Context examples:
dogs, foxes, and the like / we don't want the likes of you around here
Hypernyms ("like" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
Meaning:
A kind of person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
ilk; like
Context examples:
We'll not see his like again / I can't tolerate people of his ilk
Hypernyms ("like" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
• LIKE (adjective)
Meaning:
Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Synonyms:
like; similar
Context examples:
suits of like design / a limited circle of like minds / members of the cat family have like dispositions / as like as two peas in a pod / doglike devotion / a dreamlike quality
Similar:
suchlike (of the same kind)
look-alike (resembling closely)
like-minded (of the same turn of mind)
Also:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Antonym:
unlike (marked by dissimilarity)
Meaning:
Equal in amount or value
Synonyms:
equivalent; equal; like; same
Context examples:
like amounts / equivalent amounts / the same amount / gave one six blows and the other a like number / an equal number / the same number
Antonym:
unlike (not equal in amount)
Meaning:
Having the same or similar characteristics
Synonyms:
alike; similar; like
Context examples:
all politicians are alike / they looked utterly alike / friends are generally alike in background and taste
Attribute:
alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)
Meaning:
Conforming in every respect
Synonyms:
comparable; corresponding; like
Context examples:
boxes with corresponding dimensions / the like period of the preceding year
Similar:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
• LIKE (verb)
Meaning:
Prefer or wish to do something
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
like; wish; care
Context examples:
Do you care to try this dish? / Would you like to come along to the movies?
Hypernyms (to "like" is one way to...):
desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "like"):
please (be the will of or have the will (to))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They like him to write the letter
Meaning:
Find enjoyable or agreeable
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context examples:
I like jogging / She likes to read Russian novels
"Like" entails doing...:
approve (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "like"):
cotton (take a liking to)
prefer (like better; value more highly)
care for (have a liking, fondness, or taste (for))
enjoy; love (get pleasure from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue like the movie
Antonym:
dislike (have or feel a dislike or distaste for)
Meaning:
Be fond of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
I like my nephews
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot like Sue
Meaning:
Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
How did you like the President's speech last night?
Hypernyms (to "like" is one way to...):
consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Want to have
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
I'd like a beer now!
Hypernyms (to "like" is one way to...):
desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
