like2
Pronunciation: /lʌɪk/
verb
- 1find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory: all his classmates liked him
- indicate one’s liking or approval of (a web page or posting on a social networking website) by using the site’s ‘like’ facility: more than 15,000 Facebook users had liked his page by Monday morning
- 2wish for; want: would you like a cup of coffee?
- (would like to do something) used as a polite formula: we would like to apologize for the late running of this service
- (not like doing/to do something) feel reluctant to do something: I don’t like leaving her on her own too long
- choose to have (something); prefer: how do you like your coffee?
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noun
(likes)- the things one likes or prefers: a wide variety of likes, dislikes, tastes, and income levels
- an instance of indicating one’s liking or approval of a web page or posting on a social networking website by using the site’s ‘like’ facility: pages that rank well are likely to receive high numbers of likes because they are highly visible in the search engines
Phrases
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if you like
- 2used when expressing something in a new or tentative way: it’s a whole new branch of chemistry, a new science if you like
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I like that!
- used as an exclamation expressing affront.
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like it or not
- informal used to indicate that someone has no choice in a matter: you’re celebrating with us, like it or not
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not like the look (or sound) of
- find worrying or alarming: I don’t like the look of that head injury
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what's not to like?
- informal used as a rhetorical expression of approval or satisfaction: cleaner air, cooler temperatures and mountain views—what’s not to like?
Origin:
Old English līcian 'be pleasing', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijken