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“Like.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/like. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

1    adore     (informal)   be fond of, be keen on, be partial to, delight in, dig     (slang)   enjoy, go for, love, relish, revel in  

2    admire, appreciate, approve, cherish, esteem, hold dear, prize, take a shine to     (informal)   take to  

3    care to, choose, choose to, desire, fancy, feel inclined, prefer, select, want, wish  
      n  

4      (usually plural)
   cup of tea     (informal)   favourite, liking, partiality, predilection, preference  
  
Antonyms     
,       vb   abominate, despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe  

1       prep   If you say that one person or thing is like    another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features.      
He looks like Father Christmas…, Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters…, It’s nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies…, This is just like old times., …a mountain shaped like a reclining woman.     

2       prep   If you talk about what something or someone is like   , you are talking about their qualities or features.      
What was Bulgaria like?…, What did she look like?…, What was it like growing up in Hillsborough?…     

3       prep   You can use like    to introduce an example of the set of things or people that you have just mentioned.      
n PREP n/-ing  
(=such as)  
The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous…, He could say things like, `Let’s go to the car’ or `Let us go for a walk’ in French.     

4       prep   You can use like    to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing.      
It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war…     

5       prep   If you say that someone is behaving like    something or someone else, you mean that they are behaving in a way that is typical of that kind of thing or person. Like is used in this way in many fixed expressions, for example to cry like a baby and to watch someone like a hawk.      
v PREP n  
I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf…, Greenfield was behaving like an irresponsible idiot.     

6       prep   You can use like    in expressions such as that’s just like her and it wasn’t like him to indicate that the person’s behaviour is or is not typical of their character.      
v-link PREP n  
You should have told us. But it’s just like you not to share…     

7       conj   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to say that something appears to be the case when it is not. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.  
(=as if)  
On the train up to Waterloo, I felt like I was going on an adventure.     

8       conj   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.  
(=as)  
People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday…, He spoke exactly like I did…, We really were afraid, not like in the cinema.     

9       prep   You can use like    in negative expressions such as nothing like it and no place like it to emphasize that there is nothing as good as the situation, thing, or person mentioned.      
with neg     (emphasis)
   There’s nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood…, There was no feeling like it in the world.     

10       prep   You can use like    in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement.      
with neg     (emphasis)
   Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough…, It’s really not anything like as bad as it looks.     

1       verb   If you like    something or someone, you think they are interesting, enjoyable, or attractive.      
no cont  
He likes baseball…      V n  
I can’t think why Grace doesn’t like me…      V n  
What music do you like best?…      V n  
I just didn’t like being in crowds…      V -ing  
Do you like to go swimming?…      V to-inf  
I like my whisky neat…      V n adj/prep  
That’s one of the things I like about you. You’re strong.      V n about n/-ing  

2       verb   If you ask someone how they like    something, you are asking them for their opinion of it and whether they enjoy it or find it pleasant.      
no cont, no passive  
How do you like America?…      V n/-ing  
How did you like the trip?      V n/-ing  

3       verb   If you like    something such as a particular course of action or way of behaving, you approve of it.      
no cont  
I’ve been looking at the cookery book. I like the way it is set out…      V n  
The US administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war…      V to-inf  
Opal, his wife, didn’t really like him drinking so much…      V n -ing  
I don’t like relying on the judges’ decisions.      V -ing, Also V n about n/-ing  

4       verb   If you say that you like   to do something or that you like    something to be done, you mean that you prefer to do it or prefer it to be done as part of your normal life or routine.         
no cont, no passive  
I like to get to airports in good time…      V to-inf  
I hear Mary’s husband likes her to be home no later than six o’clock.      V n to-inf  

5       verb   If you say that you wouldlike    something or wouldlike    to do something, you are indicating a wish or desire that you have.         
no cont, no passive  
I’d like a bath…      V n  
If you don’t mind, I think I’d like to go home.      V to-inf  

6       verb   You can say that you would like to say something to indicate that you are about to say it.  
no cont, no passive  
I’d like to apologize…      V to-inf  
I would like to take this opportunity of telling you about a new service which we are offering.      V to-inf  

7       verb   If you ask someone if they would like something or would like to do something, you are making a polite offer or invitation.  
no cont, no passive     (politeness)
   Here’s your change. Would you like a bag?…      V n  
Perhaps while you wait you would like a drink at the bar…      V n  
Would you like to come back for coffee?      V to-inf  

8       verb   If you say to someone that you would like something or you would like them to do something, or ask them if they would like to do it, you are politely telling them what you want or what you want them to do.  
no cont, no passive     (politeness)
   I’d like an explanation…      V n  
We’d like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing…      V n to-inf  
Would you like to tell me what happened?      V to-inf  

1       n-uncount   You can use like    in expressions such as like attracts like, when you are referring to two or more people or things that have the same or similar characteristics.      
You have to make sure you’re comparing like with like…, Homeopathic treatment is based on the `like cures like’ principle.     

2       n-plural   Someone’s likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant.  
usu poss N     (Antonym: dislikes)
   I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.     

4    You say if you like when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.  
♦
if you like      phrase   PHR with cl  
You can stay here if you like…, `Shall we stop talking about her?’—`If you like.’     

5    You say if you like when you are expressing something in a different way, or in a way that you think some people might disagree with or find strange.  
♦
if you like      phrase   PHR with cl/group  
(=let’s say)  
This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.     

6    You can use the expressions like anything, like crazy, or like mad to emphasize that someone is doing something or something is happening in a very energetic or noticeable way.  
INFORMAL  
♦
like anything/crazy/mad      phrase   PHR after v     (emphasis)
   He’s working like mad at the moment.     

7    You say like this, like that, or like so when you are showing someone how something is done.  
♦
like that/this/so      phrase   usu PHR with cl  
It opens and closes, like this.     

8    You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing.  
♦
like this/that      phrase   PHR after v  
I’m sorry to intrude on you like this…, Stop pacing like that.     

9    You use the expression something like with an amount, number, or description to indicate that it is approximately accurate.  
♦
something like      phrase   PHR n  
(=about)  
They can get something like £3,000 a year…, `When roughly would this be? Monday?’—`Something like that.’     

10    If you refer to something the like of which or the likes of which has never been seen before, you are emphasizing how important, great, or noticeable the thing is.  
♦
the like(s) of which      phrase   n PHR cl     (emphasis)
  
(=such as)  
…technological advances the like of which the world had previously only dreamed of…, We are dealing with an epidemic the likes of which we have never seen in this century.