Wt/sco/like

See also: Wt/sco/lǐkē and Wt/sco/lìkè

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: līk, IPA⁽⁾: /laɪk/, X-SAMPA: /laIk/

• Audio - 'to like' (UK)

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Etymology 1

From Middle Inglis liken, from Old English līcian (“to please, be sufficient”), from Template:Wt/sco/proto, from Template:Wt/sco/proto. Cognate with Dutch lijken (“to seem”), German gleichen (“to resemble”), Icelandic líka (“to like”), Norse like (“to like”), Albanian ngjaj arc. nglâj (“I resemble, I'm alike”).

Verb

like (third-person singular semple praisent Wt/sco/likes, praisent pairteeciple liking, simple past and past participle liked)

1. Template:Wt/sco/transitive To please.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:

     And yf hit lyke yow I wille speke with hem by cause I am a knyghte of kynge Arthurs [...].

   • 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear:

     His countenance likes me not.

2. To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
   • 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 10:

     “I can tell you more than that, if you like,” said the Gryphon. “Do you know why it’s called a whiting?”

   I like hamburgers.

   I like skiing in winter.

   I like the Seattle Mariners this season.

3. Template:Wt/sco/obsolete To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
   • 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Systems of the World (Dialogue Two)

     And therefore it is the best way, if you like of it, to examine these taken from experiments touching the Earth, and then proceed to those of the other kind.

4. To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.

   I like to go to the dentist every six months.

   She likes to keep herself physically fit.

   We like to keep one around the office just in case.

5. To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.

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

6. Template:Wt/sco/Internet To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

   I liked my friend's last status on Facebook.

   I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition.

Usage notes

• In its senses of “enjoy” and “maintain as a regular habit”, is a catenative verb; in the former, it usually takes a gerund ( form), while in the latter, it takes a -infinitive. See also Appendix:English catenative verbs.
• Like is only used to mean “want” in certain expressions, such as “if you like” and “I would like”. The conditional form, , is used quite freely as a polite synonym for .

Synonyms

• (find attractive): fancy (British)

Antonyms

• dislike, hate

Derived terms

• dislike
• likable
• like like
• would like

Translations

enjoy

• Afrikaans:
• American Sign Language: Open8@NearChest-PalmBack 8@FromChest-PalmBack
• Arabic: حب‎ (ar) (Hábba), استمطع‎ (istámTa3a)
• Armenian: սիրել (hy) (sirel)
• Aromanian: plac
• Bengali:
• Catalan: agradar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喜歡, 喜欢 (xǐhuan)

• Czech: mít rád (cs), líbit se (with subject and object reversed)
• Danish: kan lide, synes om
• Dutch: houden van, graag hebben, lusten, graag lusten, leuk vinden
• Esperanto: (with subject and object reversed), (modern), (traditional)
• Faroese: dáma (with subject in dative case and object in accusative case), hóva (with subject in dative case and object in accusative case), líka (with subject in dative case and object in accusative case), falla (with subject in dative case and object in accusative case)
• Finnish: pitää (fi), tykätä
• French: aimer (fr), plaire à (fr) (with subject and object reversed)
• German: mögen (de), gern haben, gefallen (de) + dat (with subject and object reversed)
• Greek: μου αρέσει (mou arései), μ'αρέσει (m'arései) (with subject and object reversed), αρέσκομαι (aréskomai), προτιμώ (protimó)

  Ancient: ἀγαπάω (agapáō)

• Hindi: (+ ...ने (...ne))
• Hungarian: szeret (hu), kedvel (hu)
• Icelandic: líka (is)
• Ido:

• Irish: (with subject and object reversed)
• Italian: piacere a (it) (with subject and object reversed)
• Japanese: …が好き (suki), …を好む (konomu)
• Kazakh:
• Korean: 좋아하다 (ko) (joa-hada)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پێخۆشبوون‎ (pé xoshbún), حه‌زلێبوون‎ (hez lébún)

• Latin: amo (la), diligo, probo (la), approbo (la)
• Lithuanian: (subject and object reversed)
• Malay: suka
• Norwegian: like (no), synes om
• Persian: , از ... خوش... آمدن‎ (az ... xoš-... âmadan)
• Polish: lubić (pl)
• Portuguese: gostar (pt)
• Romanian: plăcea (ro) (with subject and object reversed)
• Russian: нравиться (ru) (nrávit’sja) (intransitive), любить (ru) (ljubít')
• Slovak: mať rád m, mať rada f, páčiť sa, ľúbiť sa
• Slovene: imeti rad
• Spanish: gustar (es) (with subject and object reversed)
• Swahili: kupenda
• Swedish: tycka om (sv), gilla (sv)
• Tagalog:
• Telugu: ఇస్టపడు (isṭapaḍu)
• Thai:
• Turkish: hoşlanmak (tr), sevmek (tr)
• Vietnamese:
• Volapük: löfilön, plidön
• Welsh: hoffi

find attractive

• Afrikaans: hou van
• Arabic: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]
• Armenian: դուր գալ (dur gal) (intransitive), հավանել (havanel)
• Catalan: agradar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: (formal) 喜歡 (hei² fun¹), (colloquial) 鍾意 (dzung¹ ji³)

  Gan: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]

  Hakka: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]

  Mandarin: 喜歡, 喜欢 (xǐhuan)

  Min Dong: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]

  Min Nan: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]

• Czech: mít rád (cs), líbit se (with subject and object reversed)
• Dutch: graag hebben, graag zien, zich aangetrokken voelen tot, leuk vinden
• Esperanto:
• Finnish: pitää (fi)
• French: plaire (fr) (intransitive) (with subject and object reversed)
• German: mögen (de), gern haben, gefallen (de) + dat (with subject and object reversed)
• Ebreu: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]
• Hindi: पसंद होना (pasand honā) (intransitive)

• Icelandic: líka (is)
• Indonesian: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]
• Italian: piacere
• Japanese: …が好き (suki), …を好む (konomu)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: حه‌زلێکردن‌‎ (hezlékirdin)

• Malay: suka
• Norwegian: like (no), synes om
• Polish: podobać się (pl) (with subject and object reversed)
• Portuguese: gostar (pt)
• Russian: нравиться (ru) (nrávit’sja) Template:Wt/sco/impf, понравиться (ru) (ponrávit’sja) Template:Wt/sco/pf.(intransitive)
• Slovene: všeč
• Spanish: gustar (es) (with subject and object reversed)
• Swahili: please add this translation if ye can[[Category:Wt/sco/Translation requests (Template:Langname)]]
• Swedish: tycka om (sv), gilla (sv)
• Thai:
• Turkish: sevmek, hoşlanmak, hoşuna gitmek, beğenmek
• Urdu: پسند ہونا‎ (pasand honā) (intransitive)
• Vietnamese:
• Welsh: serchu

Noun

like (plural Wt/sco/likes)

1. Something that a person likes (prefers).

   Tell me your likes and dislikes.

Synonyms

• favorite (US), favourite (UK), preference

Antonyms

• dislike, pet hate, pet peeve

Derived terms

• like-for-like

Translations

something that a person likes

• Dutch: favoriet m, voorkeur (nl) m
• Esperanto:
• Finnish: mieltymys
• French: préférence (fr) f
• German: Vorliebe f
• Italian: preferenza (it) f

• Japanese: 好み (このみ, konomi)
• Malay: kesukaan
• Portuguese: gosto (pt) m (noun, with closed O; different from verb form gostar, with open O)
• Tagalog: kinahiligan gusto
• Telugu: ఇష్టము (iṣṭamu)

Etymology 2

From Middle Inglis, from Old English ġelīċ by shortening, influenced by Old Norse líkr. Cognate with alike; more distantly, with lich and -ly.

Adjective

1. similar

   My partner and I have like minds.

   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 3, Landlord Edmund

     ... and this is not a sky, it is a Soul and living Face! Nothing liker the Temple of the Highest, bright with some real effulgence of the Highest, is seen in this world.

Related terms

• alike

Derived terms

• -like

Translations

similar

• Afrikaans: soos
• Arabic: مثل‎ (ar) (mithl)
• Armenian: նման (nman)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 相像的 (xiāngxiàng de)

• Danish: som (da)
• Dutch: zoals (nl)
• Finnish: samanlainen (fi)
• French: pareil (fr)
• German: gleich (de)

• Italian: simile (it)
• Japanese: ...のように (...no yō-ni)
• Korean: 비슷한 (biseuthan)
• Malay: bagai, macam, seperti
• Portuguese: semelhante (pt)
• Russian: похожий (ru) (poxóžij)
• Spanish: semejante
• Swedish: lik (sv)
• Turkish: benzer

Adverb

like (comparative mair Wt/sco/like, superlative maist Wt/sco/like)

1. Template:Wt/sco/informal for example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples

   There are lots of birds like ducks and gulls in this park.

Usage notes

In formal writing, such as is preferred over like.

Synonyms

• for example
• Template:Wt/sco/formal such as

Translations

such as

• Dutch: zoals
• French: comme
• German: wie

• Greek: σαν (el) (san), όπως (ópos)
• Malay: seperti, bagai, macam, bak
• Turkish: gibi

Noun

like (plural Wt/sco/likes)

1. (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

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

   There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like.

   It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.

Synonyms

• ilk

Antonyms

• antithesis, opposite

Translations

something similar to a given person or object

• Dutch: evenknie m, dat soort dingen n, pl, gelijkaardige dingen n, pl, gelijkaardigheden f, pl
• Esperanto:
• Finnish: lainen, kaltainen

• German: seinesgleichen (his like - conjugated for other persons)
• Greek: όμοιος (el) m (ómoios)
• Scottish Gaelic: leithid f
• Swedish: like (sv)

Conjunction

like

1. as if; as though

   It looks like you've finished the project.

   It seemed like you didn't care.

Derived terms

• feel like, look like, seem like, sound like

Preposition

like

1. Somewhat similar to, reminiscent of.

   These hamburgers taste like leather.

Antonyms

• unlike

Translations

somewhat similar to

• Arabic: مثل‎ (mithl)

  Egyptian Arabic:

• Armenian: ինչպես (inčʿpes)
• Belarusian: як (jak)
• Bengali:
• Breton:
• Bulgarian: като (kató)
• Catalan: com
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 象 (xiàng), 相像的 (xiāngxiàng de)

• Czech: jako (cs), jak (cs)
• Dutch: zoals (nl), als (nl), lijkend op, gelijk (nl) (maybe only in Flanders)
• Egyptian: 𓏇𓇋 (mỉ)
• Esperanto: ,
• Finnish: kuten (fi)
• French: comme (fr)
• German: wie (de), nach (de)
• Greek: σαν (el) (san)
• Hindi: ... की तरह (... kī tarah), ... तरह (... tarah)
• Hungarian: mint (hu)
• Ido:
• Italian: come (it)
• Japanese: ...のように (...no yō-ni)
• Korean: 비슷한 (biseuthan)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: وه‌ک‎ (wak)

• Latin: sicuti, iuxta, sicut
• Lithuanian:
• Norwegian: lik (no), som (no)
• Persian: مثل‎ (mesl-e), مانند‎ (mânand)
• Polish: jak (pl)
• Portuguese: como (pt)
• Russian: как (ru) (kak)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ка̏о

  Roman: kȁo

• Slovak: ako
• Slovene: kot (sl)
• Spanish: como (es)
• Swedish: som (sv)
• Telugu: లాంటి (lāṃṭi)
• Thai: ,
• Turkish: gibi
• Ukrainian: як (jak)
• Urdu: ... کی طرح‎ (... kī tarah), ... طرح‎ (... tarah)
• Vietnamese: như
• Welsh:
• West Frisian:

Particle

1. Template:Wt/sco/colloquial A delayed filler.

   He was so angry, like.

2. Template:Wt/sco/colloquial A mild intensifier.

   She was, like, sooooo happy.

3. Template:Wt/sco/colloquial indicating approximation or uncertainty

   There were, like, twenty of them.

   And then he, like, got all angry and left the room.

4. Template:Wt/sco/colloquial When preceded by any form of the verb to be, used to mean “to say” or “to think”; used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase.

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

   • 2006, Lily Allen, Knock 'Em Out

     You're just doing your own thing and some one comes out the blue,

     They're like, "Alright"

     What ya saying, "Yeah can I take your digits?"

     And you're like, "no not in a million years, you're nasty please leave me alone."

Synonyms

• (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations): be all, go

Usage notes

The use as a quotative is deliberately informal and commonly used by young people, and often combined with the use of the present tense as a narrative. 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.” These expressions can imply that the attributed remark which follows is representative rather than necessarily an exact quotation; however, in speech these structures do tend to require mimicking the original speakers inflection in a way would not.

Translations

colloquial: mild intensifier

• Croatian: , , , ,
• Finnish: niinku
• French: genre (fr)
• Japanese: って言うか (っていうか, tte iuka)

• Portuguese: tipo (pt), tipo assim
• Russian: типа (típa)
• Spanish: como que
• Swedish: liksom (sv)

colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 那個, 那个 (nèige), 這個, 这个 (zhège)

• Finnish: niinku
• French: genre
• Japanese: あのう (anō), ええと (ēto)

• Portuguese: tipo (pt)
• Russian: это самое (éto sámoje)
• Scottish Gaelic:
• Swedish: liksom (sv), typ (sv)

Interjection

like

1. Template:Wt/sco/Liverpool Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

   divint ye knaa, like?

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

Statistics

• Maist common Inglis wirds afore 1923: its · time · only · #75: like · little · now · then

Anagrams

• ilke

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Norwegian

Verb

1. to like

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Scots

Verb

tae Wt/sco/like (third-person singular simple present likes, present participle likin, simple past likit, past participle likit)

1. To like.
2. To be hesitant to do something.

   I dinna like. - I'm not certain I would like to.

3. To love somebody or something.

Adverb

like (nae comparable)

1. like

Interjection

1. (South Scots) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

   Oo jist saw it the now, like.

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Swedish

Adjective

like

1. Template:Wt/sco/sv-adj-form-abs-def-m

Noun

1. match (someone similarly skilful)

   Han hade mött sin like

   He had met his match

Declension

Declension o Wt/sco/Wt/sco/like

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative		Wt/sco/liken
genitive