like
NOUN 1:
1. a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
No one has seen his like in a long time. Like attracts like.
2. kind; sort; type; ilk (usually preceded by a possessive adjective):
I despise moochers and their like.
3. the equal or counterpart of a person or thing, esp one respected or prized:
compare like with like; her like will never be seen again.
4. one that is similar; counterpart, equal:
have… never seen the like before —Sir Winston Churchill.
5. kind—usually used with a preceding possessive:
put him and his like to some job —J. R. R. Tolkien.
5. "the like,"
a) something of a similar nature:
They grow oranges, lemons, and the like.
b) similar things:
dogs, foxes, and the like.
NOUN 2:
1. Usually "likes," the things a person likes:
a long list of likes and dislikes.
2. (usually plural) a favorable feeling, desire, preference, etc (esp in the phrase "likes and dislikes").
3. liking, preference.
4. something that one likes.
5. one of many that are similar to each other —used chiefly in proverbial expressions:
like breeds like.
of digital technology (sometimes initial capital letter):
1. an instance of indicating one’s liking of specific website content:
I see my comment got lots of likes.
2. a feature or option, usually a button, that enables this:
I installed a Like on my blog so you can subscribe to updates.
3. the act or an instance of liking an online comment, post, etc:
Her post got thousands of likes.
1. a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
No one has seen his like in a long time. Like attracts like.
2. kind; sort; type; ilk (usually preceded by a possessive adjective):
I despise moochers and their like.
3. the equal or counterpart of a person or thing, esp one respected or prized:
compare like with like; her like will never be seen again.
4. one that is similar; counterpart, equal:
have… never seen the like before —Sir Winston Churchill.
5. kind—usually used with a preceding possessive:
put him and his like to some job —J. R. R. Tolkien.
5. "the like,"
a) something of a similar nature:
They grow oranges, lemons, and the like.
b) similar things:
dogs, foxes, and the like.
NOUN 2:
1. Usually "likes," the things a person likes:
a long list of likes and dislikes.
2. (usually plural) a favorable feeling, desire, preference, etc (esp in the phrase "likes and dislikes").
3. liking, preference.
4. something that one likes.
5. one of many that are similar to each other —used chiefly in proverbial expressions:
like breeds like.
of digital technology (sometimes initial capital letter):
1. an instance of indicating one’s liking of specific website content:
I see my comment got lots of likes.
2. a feature or option, usually a button, that enables this:
I installed a Like on my blog so you can subscribe to updates.
3. the act or an instance of liking an online comment, post, etc:
Her post got thousands of likes.