like
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb, interjection, conjunction, preposition, particle)
adjective
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- suits of like design
- a limited circle of like minds
- members of the cat family have like dispositions
Similar word(s): suchlike, same, similar
2. equal in amount or value
- like amounts
- gave one six blows and the other a like number
3. having the same or similar characteristics
- all politicians are alike
- they looked utterly alike
- friends are generally alike in background and taste
Similar word(s): alike, similar
4. conforming in every respect
- the like period of the preceding year
Similar word(s): same, comparable, corresponding
Sentences with like as an adjective:
- My partner and I have like minds.
adverb
1. (informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
- There are lots of birds, like ducks and gulls, in this park.
2. (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
3. (obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
conjunction
1. (colloquial) as, the way
- 1966, Advertising slogan for Winston cigarettesWinston tastes good like a cigarette should1978, "Do Unto Others" by Bob DylanBut if you do right to me, baby
- Like you’d have them, like you’d have them, do unto you
2. as if; as though
- It looks like you've finished the project.
- It seemed like you didn't care.
interjection
1. (Liverpudlian, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.
- divint ye knaa, like?
noun
1. a similar kind
- dogs, foxes, and the like
- we don't want the likes of you around here
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
2. a kind of person
- We'll not see his like again
Similar word(s): ilk
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
Sentences with like as a noun:
- Tell me your likes and dislikes.
- There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.
- It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.
- to play the like
particle
1. (colloquial, obsolete, current in Scots) A delayed filler.
- He was so angry, like.
2. (colloquial) A mild intensifier.
- She was, like, sooooo happy.
3. (colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty
- There were, like, twenty of them.
- And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.
4. (colloquial, slang) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”; used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase.
- I was like, “Why did you do that?” and he's like, “I don't know.”
preposition
1. Similar to, reminiscent of.
- These hamburgers taste like leather.
verb
1. prefer or wish to do something
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
Definition categories: emotion, desire, want
2. find enjoyable or agreeable
- I like jogging
- She likes to read Russian novels
Definition categories: emotion
3. be fond of
- I like my nephews
Definition categories: emotion
4. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- How did you like the President's speech last night?
Definition categories: cognition, consider, reckon, regard, see, view
5. want to have
- I'd like a beer now!
Definition categories: emotion, desire, want
Sentences with like as a verb:
- I like hamburgers; I like skiing in winter; I like the Seattle Mariners this season
- I like to go to the dentist every six months; She likes to keep herself physically fit; we like to keep one around the office just in case
- He liked to have been too late.
- I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
- I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.
- I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.