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To enjoy, be pleased by
“I eat Japanese food every day because I like it.”
To prefer, desire, or choose to have something
“I'm still hungry, and I'd like more food if possible.”
To feel about or regard something
“How would you like it if it happened to you?”
To wish or desire for
“You can do whatever you like when you're on vacation.”
(internet, social media) To mark, tag or save something in one's personal list
To endorse or approve of (something)
To be on friendly or cooperative terms with someone or a group of people
To want to or would like to (do something)
To trust or accept as true or credible
Having similar characteristics to another person or thing
“We share beliefs and opinions because we have like minds.”
(similar to) Denoting a resemblance when comparing one to another
Authentic, or closely resembling an object being compared to
Suggestive or evocative of something
(peculiar to) Belonging exclusively to
Mutual or held in common by many
Having the same characteristics or qualities as
“Your dining table is like the one I have at home.”
In the same way or to the same degree as
“She was screaming hysterically like a lunatic.”
Such as one might expect from
“It's just like them to be late, as usual.”
For example
“There are many cities in Canada you should visit like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Quebec.”
To be, or as being
In the same way that
“He was just doing his job, like I was doing mine.”
As though, or as if
“I was hungover and felt like someone was pounding on my head with a brick.”
For example
A person or thing of the same kind as another
“Let us hope we shall never see the scoundrel or his like in our town ever again.”
A particular type or kind of person or thing
“But it was not a roebuck, nor a timid doe, nor a hind, but an enormous boar, the like of which was never seen.”
(internet, social media) An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted
“I gave his funny picture a like on Facebook.”
(rare, usually used in plural form) A fondness or positive regard for something
“Playing the guitar was a like of his.”
Feelings of love or deep affection
(informal) Almost to the same level, amount or degree
“The next gas station is like fifty miles from here.”
To a moderately high degree
That is to say, specifically, as an illustration
As an example
An expression signifying a pause or hesitation
Introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned
(conjunctive) To give an example
Characterized by qualities similar to
Used to provide examples or specific cases
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