LIKE
verb
Definitions
- 1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.] Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there. R. of Gloucester. I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. Sir P. Sidney.
- 2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy. He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. Sir P. Sidney.
- 3. To liken; to compare.[Obs.] Like me to the peasant boys of France. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
LIKE
(adjective)
1. Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the pa...
LIKE
(adverb)
1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him. He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25.
2. In a like...
LIKE
(noun)
1. That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy. He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look u...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
