0 to enjoy or approve of something or someone:
Do you like fish?
I like it when a book is so good that you can't put it down.
I like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! (= I don't like it and it annoys me.)
[ + -ing verb ] I don't like upsetting people.
[ + to infinitive ] He likes to spend his evenings in front of the television.
[ + past participle ] He likes his steak well-done.
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1 used to say politely that you want something:
I'd like to go to Moscow.
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who's helped to make our wedding such a special occasion!
[ + to infinitive ] I'd like to book a seat for tonight's performance.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I'd like you to send this for me, please.
[ + past participle ] I would like the whole lot finished by the weekend.
2 similar to; in the same way or manner as:
She's very much like her mother (= she is similar in appearance or character).
I've got a sweater just like that.
Like I said (= as I have already said), I don't wear perfume.
Like most people (= as most people would), I'd prefer to have enough money not to work.
It feels/seems like (= it seems to me) ages since we last spoke.
There's nothing like a good cup of coffee (= it's better than anything)!
3 in a way that suggests:
4 typical or characteristic of:
5 such as:
6 used before you describe how you were feeling or what you said when something happened to you:
7 used in conversation as a pause or to emphasize an adjective:
8 a person, thing, or group similar in character or quality to the one mentioned:
Boxing hasn't seen the likes of Muhammad Ali since he retired.
He described a superlative meal, the like of which he'd never eaten before.
They're competing with the likes of Microsoft.
There's a big sports hall for tennis and badminton and such like.
The star lists his likes as "my new Porsche, my girlfriend, and staying up all night."
They can't expect me to accommodate all their silly little likes and dislikes.
First-class travel is for rich people - it's not for the likes of us.
10 The like poles (= ends) of a magnet (= an object that both attracts and pushes away iron and steel objects) are the ends which have the same charge (= negative or positive type of energy) and repel (= push away) each other:
11 to be likely to do something
12 like the thing mentioned:
13 to enjoy or approve of something or someone, or to prefer something a particular way:
14 to want something:
16 as if it will or was; in a way that suggests:
17 someone similar to another person or something similar to another thing:
19 typical or characteristic of; to be expected of:
20 such as; for example:
21 used in conversation to emphasize what follows, or when you cannot express your exact meaning:
I'm one of the few people who doesn't actually like champagne.
It's just as well you're not here - you wouldn't like the noise.
I'll sing the verses and I'd like you all to join in the chorus.
In conclusion, I would like to thank our guest speaker.
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