Like

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Particle 1.4.1 Usage note 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.3.1 Translations to be checked 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Antonyms 1.5.3 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• līk, /laɪk/, /laIk/

Transitive verb

to like (likes , liked , liking )

1. To enjoy, be in favor/favour of.

   I like hamburgers.

   I like the Milwaukee Braves this season.

2. To find attractive.

   I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.

Synonyms

• (enjoy): appreciate, enjoy
• (find attractive): be attracted to, fancy (British)

Antonyms

• (enjoy): dislike, hate

Translations

enjoy

Esperanto: plaĉi al (with subject and object reversed), ŝati (modern), ami (traditional) Filipino: magustohan Finnish: pitää (- ) French: aimer (- ), plaire à (with subject and object reversed) German: mögen (- ) Greek, Modern: μου αρέσει , μ'αρέσει (with subject and object reversed) Ido: prizar Italian: piacere a (- ) (with subject and object reversed)

Japanese: すき (suki) Portuguese: gostar (- ) (with subject and object reversed) Spanish: gustar (- ) (with subject and object reversed) Swedish: tycka om (- ), gilla (- )

find attractive

Esperanto: havi inklinon por

Preposition

like

1. Somewhat similar to, reminiscent of.

   These hamburgers taste like leather.

Antonyms

• unlike

Translations

• Esperanto: kiel , kvazaŭ
• Finnish: kuten (- )
• French: comme (- )
• German: wie (- )
• Ido: quale
• Italian: come (- )
• Spanish: como (- )
• Swedish: som (- )

Particle

like

1. (slang, somewhat dated) A mild intensifier .

   Like, why did you do that?

2. (slang, especially US) When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean "to say".

   I was like, "Why did you do that?" and he's like, "I don't know."

Usage note

• The sense meaning "to say" is deliberately informal and commonly used by teenagers . Similar terms are to go and all, as in I go, "Why did you do that?" and he goes, "I don't know" and I was all, "Why did you do that?" and he was all, "I don't know."

Synonyms

• (say): be all, go

Translations

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and added to the appropriate section.

• German: ey
• Swedish: typ , liksom

Noun

like (plural likes)

1. Someone like a given person, or something like a given object.

   We shall never see his like again. — Winston Churchill on T.E. Lawrence

2. Something that a given person likes:

   Tell me your likes and your dislikes.

Synonyms

• (something similar to a given person or object): ilk

Antonyms

• (something similar to a given person or object): antithesis , opposite
• (something that a given person likes): dislike

Translations

something similar to a given person or object

Esperanto: simila We shall never see his like again. - Ni neniam plu vidos similan al li.

Swedish: like

something that a given person likes

Esperanto: prefero French: préférence f Italian: preferenza f

Swedish: your likes = vad du tycker om

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Swedish

Noun

like c

1. match (someone similarly skilful)

   Han hade mött sin like — He had met his match