like

2 : to wish to have : want would like a drink

3 : to do well in this plant likes dry soil my car does not like cold weather

4 : to electronically register one's approval of (something, such as an online post or comment) for others to see (as by clicking on an icon designed for that purpose) [Brittany] Bunker then thanked the 477,000 people who had liked her post for their support … —Natalie Cornish How he picked out this seemingly random user and went ahead and liked the tweet is really surprising … —Zach Pereles

5 chiefly dialectal : to be suitable or agreeable to I like onions but they don't like me

1 : to feel inclined : choose, prefer leave any time you like

2 dialect : approve

1 : liking, preference

2 : something that one likes

3 : the act or an instance of liking (see like entry 1 sense 4) an online comment, post, etc. Her post got thousands of likes.

2 : likely the importance of statistics as the one discipline like to give accuracy of mind —H. J. Laski

2 : in the manner of : similarly to acts like a fool

3 : as though there would be looks like rain

4 : such as a subject like physics

5 —used to form intensive or ironic phrases fought like helllike fun he didlaughed like anything

2 : one of many that are similar to each other —used chiefly in proverbial expressions like breeds like

1 archaic : equally

2 : likely, probably you'll try it, some day, like enough —Mark Twain

4 : nearly, approximately the actual interest is more like 18 percent —used interjectionally in informal speech with expressions of measurement it was, like, five feet longgoes there every day, like

2 : in the same way that : as they raven down scenery like children do sweetmeats —John Keats

4 : such as a bag like a doctor carries when your car has trouble — like when it won't start —used interjectionally in informal speech often stays up late, until like three in the morning