like
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/laɪ̯k/]
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Senses
1. like (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
Example: I like reading books.
2. like (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.: To please (same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed).
Example: I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favoured creature.
3. like (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.: To derive pleasure [with of or by or with ‘from someone or something’].
Example: And therefore it is the best way, if you like of it, to examine these taken from experiments touching the Earth, and then proceed to those of the other kind.
4. like (noun) — sense 4
Definition: Something that a person likes (prefers).
Example: Tell me your likes and dislikes.
5. like (noun) — sense 5
Definition: An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
Example: Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.
Structure of the word
Roots:- leyg (Proto-Indo-European)
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