Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"How did you like the President''s speech last night?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
be fond of
"I like my nephews"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"I like jogging"
"She likes to read Russian novels"
Opposites:
dislike
Entails:
approve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
verb
Sense 4
"I''d like a beer now!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective
Sense 5
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
"suits of like design"
"a limited circle of like minds"
"members of the cat family have like dispositions"
"as like as two peas in a pod"
"doglike d"
See also:
same
adjective
Sense 6
"like amounts"
"equivalent amounts"
"the same amount"
"gave one six blows and the other a like number"
"an equal number"
"the same number"
verb
Sense 7
"Do you care to try this dish?"
"Would you like to come along to the movies?"
Kinds of:
please
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
adjective
Sense 8
"all politicians are alike"
"they looked utterly alike"
"friends are generaly alike in background and taste"
adjective satellite
Sense 9
"boxes with corresponding dimensions"
"the like period of the preceding year"
Similar:
same
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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