like

Definitions

1. verb

   To enjoy something or to be pleased by it.

   Examples

   • I like reading books.
   • I like hamburgers very much.
   ≠dislike≠hate≠mislike≠disapprove
2. verb

   To show that you approve of something online by pressing a button.

   Examples

   • I liked my friend's last post.
   • She liked the photo and left a comment.
   ≠unlike≠dislike
3. verb

   To find someone attractive or to have romantic feelings for them.

   Examples

   • I really like Sandra but I don't know how to tell her.
   • He likes her, but he is too shy to say it.
   ≈fancy≈enjoy≈love≠dislike≠hate +1 more
4. verb

   To want or wish for something.

   Examples

   • Would you like a cup of tea?
   • We could go to the museum if you like.
5. verb

   To prefer to do something as a habit.

   Examples

   • I like to go to the dentist every six months.
   • She likes to keep herself fit.
6. verb

   To often do something or to tend to do it.

   Examples

   • This cheese likes to stick to the pan.
   • This old lock likes to jam in cold weather.
7. verb

   To please someone, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • It likes me much better to stay at home.
   • His manner likes me not.
   ≠dislike≠hate≠mislike≠disapprove
8. verb

   To take pleasure in something, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • If you like of it, we can begin.
   • He liked well of the plan and agreed.
   ≠dislike≠hate≠mislike≠disapprove
9. verb

   Used about a machine or system to mean that it accepts something.

   Examples

   • This machine doesn't seem to like my credit card.
   • The game didn't like the name we chose.
10. verb

    To almost do something, in old-fashioned use.

    Examples

    • He liked to have been too late.
    • She liked to have fallen off the ladder.