A1particle · frequent

like

A delayed fillerA delayed filler.

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US/lʌɪk/

» Would you like something to drink?

Willst du etwas zum Trinken?

Möchtest du etwas zu trinken?

Möchtest du was zum Trinken?

Не хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить?

Ты бы хотела что-нибудь выпить?

Ви б хотіли чогось випити?

Ти не хотів би чогось випити?

Ви бажаєте щось випити?

Ти бажаєш щось випити?

Meaning

5 senses

(Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, Teesside, colloquial)A delayed filler.
He was so angry, like.
(colloquial)Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
There were, like, twenty of them.
(colloquial)Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
I was like, “Why did you do that?” and he's like, “I don't know.”
A customer walked in like, "I demand to see the manager!"
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(colloquial)A discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story.
She was, like, sooooo happy.
And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.
(colloquial)Introduces an exemplification or demonstration of the previous statement

Examples

60697 sentences

Would you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити? — deniko
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить? — marafon
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken? — MUIRIEL
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Would you like to go abroad?
Ти би хотів поїхати за кордон? — deniko
ruТы хотел бы поехать за границу? — tien_oroniel
deWürdest du gern ins Ausland gehen? — Kuraimegami
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You may go anywhere you like.
Можеш іти куди хочеш. — aandrusiak
ruМожешь идти куда хочешь. — Kostia
deDu kannst gehen, wohin du möchtest. — jakov
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I like the way you smile.
Мені подобається, як ти посміхаєшся. — deniko
ruМне нравится, как ты улыбаешься. — marafon
deIch mag deine Art, zu lächeln. — MUIRIEL
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I don't feel like going out.
В мене немає настрою йти гуляти. — deniko
ruМне неохота никуда выходить. — marafon
deIch habe keine Lust auszugehen. — MUIRIEL
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

3. used when quoting or paraphrasing:

Origin

Adjective from Middle English lik, lyk, lich, like, from Old English ġelīċ by shortening,

Adjective from Middle English lik, lyk, lich, like, from Old English ġelīċ by shortening, influenced by Old Norse líkr, glíkr; both from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz (“like, similar, same”). Related to alike; more distantly, with lich and -ly. Cognate with West Frisian like (“like; as”), Saterland Frisian gliek (“like”), Danish lig (“alike”), Dutch gelijk (“like, alike”), German gleich (“equal, like”), Icelandic líkur (“alike, like, similar”), Norwegian lik (“like, alike”) Swedish lik (“like, similar”)

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