Meaning

7 senses

  1. Similar to, reminiscent of.

    Folk like that I just can’t brook.

    I’m very like my father.

    wie, nach

    какkak

    якjak

  2. Typical of.

    It would be just like Achilles to be sulking in his tent.

  3. Approximating.

    Popcorn costs something like 10 dollars at the movies.

  4. In the manner of, similarly to.

    He doesn't act like a president.

  5. Such as; including.

    It's for websites like Wikipedia.

    wie

    какkak

    якjak

  6. As if there would be.

    It looks like a hot summer in Europe.

  7. Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something.

    I hear she has a new boyfriend. What's he like? –He's intelligent and handsome.

    What’s the weather like in Ürümqi today?

Examples

60697 sentences

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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

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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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Forms

Synonyms

3 synonyms
such as:asA1for examplesuch as

Antonyms

1 antonyms
unlikeB2

Word family

7 related words
Derivedbe likefeel likelook likemake likelike fitslike smacksomething like

Collocations

12 patterns
  • looks like
  • like doing doing
  • feel like
  • would like to
  • something like that
  • sounds like
  • like to go
  • look like a
  • really like
  • like the way
  • like to do
  • something like

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lightweightlikablelikelihoodC1likelyA2
like — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto