like
1. like \'li-k\ vb [ME liken, fr. OE li-cian; akin to OE geli-c alike]
chiefly dial 1: to be suitable or agreeable to 2a: to feel attraction
toward or take pleasure in : ENJOY {~)Rs baseball} 2b: to feel toward :
REGARD {how would you ~ a change} 3: to wish to have : WANT {would ~ a
drink} dial 1: APPROVE 2: to feel inclined : CHOOSE 3: to feel liking
2. like n : a feeling of attraction : PREFERENCE
3. like aj [ME, alter. of ilich, fr. OE geli-c like, alike; akin to OHG
]gili-h like, alike; both fr. a prehistoric Gmc compound whose first
constituent is represented by OE ge- (associative prefix) and whose second
constituent is represented by OE li-c body; akin to Lith lygus like - more
at CO- 1a: the same or nearly the same (as in appearance, character, or
quantity) {suits of ~ design} 1b: resembling or characteristic of
{bell-like} 2a: LIKELY 2b: being about or as if about {~ to die}
4. like pp 1a: having the characteristics of : similar to {his house is ~ a
barn} 1b: typical of {was ~ him to do that} 2: in the manner of :
similarly to {acts ~ a fool} 3: inclined to {looks ~ rain} 4: such as {a
subject ~ physics}
5. like n : one that is like another : COUNTERPART
6. like av archaic 1: EQUALLY 2: LIKELY, PROBABLY {~ enough, you will}
3: to some extent : SEEMINGLY {came in nonchalantly ~}
7. like cj 1: in the same way that : AS {they raven down scenery ~ ch
ildren do sweetmeats -John Keats} 2: as if {looked ~ he was scared}
8. like or liked \'li-kt\ va chiefly substand : came near : was near {had
four quarrels and ~ to have fought one -Shak.}