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like   (TTS Sound)

The noun like has 2 senses

• like, the like, the likes of -- (a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here")


• like, ilk -- (a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk")

The verb like has 5 senses

• wish, care, like -- (prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?")


• like -- (find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels")


• like -- (be fond of; "I like my nephews")


• like -- (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?")


• like -- (want to have; "I'd like a beer now!")

The adj like has 4 senses

• like, similar -- (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 devotion"; "a dreamlike quality")


• like, same -- (equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number")


• alike, similar, like -- (having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste")


• comparable, corresponding, like -- (conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year")