likable
likable

like


Definition: Meaning of, like in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌɪk /

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  1. similar similar to something else, or happening in the same way
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  2. what is somebody/something like? spoken used when asking someone to describe or give their opinion of a person or thing
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  3. example for example
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  4. typical typical of a particular person
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  5. like this/that/so spoken used when you are showing someone how to do something
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  6. just like that informal if you do something just like that, you do it without thinking about it or planning it carefully
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  7. something like not much more or less than a particular amount [=  about]
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  8. nothing like British English not at all
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  9. there's nothing like used to say that a particular thing is very enjoyable
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  10. more like used when giving an amount or number that you think is closer to being right than one that has been mentioned
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  11. that's more like it/this is more like it spoken used to say that something is better, more correct, or more enjoyable than something else
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  12. more like it British English spoken used when you want to change something that has been said, to make it more true
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  13. what are you like! British English spoken informal used in a joking, friendly way, when you are surprised by what someone has just said or done
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like liked liked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
liking likes
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  1. think something is nice to enjoy something or think that it is nice or good [↪  love
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  2. like a person to think that someone is nice or enjoy being with them
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  3. approve of something to approve of something and think that it is good or right
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  4. do something regularly to try to do something regularly or make something happen regularly
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  5. want would like used to say that you want something or want to do something [↪  love]
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  6. want would like used to ask someone if they want something or want to do something
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  7. whatever/wherever/anything etc you like whatever thing you want, in whatever place you want etc
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  8. as long as you like/as much as you like etc as long, as much etc as you want
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  9. (whether you) like it or not used to emphasize that something unpleasant is true or will happen and cannot be changed
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  10. I'd like to think/believe (that) used to say that you wish or hope something is true, when you are not sure that it is
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  11. spoken if you like British English used to suggest or offer something to someone
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  12. spoken if you like British English used to agree to something, even if it is not really what you want yourself
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  13. spoken if you like British English used to suggest one possible way of describing something or someone
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  14. spoken romantic to think someone is sexually attractive [↪  love]
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  15. spoken I'd like to see you/him do something used to say that you do not believe someone can do something
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  16. spoken how would you like something? used to ask someone to imagine how they would feel if something bad happened to them instead of to you or someone else
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  17. spoken I like that! British English used to say that what someone has said or done is rude and unfair
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  18. spoken like it or lump it used to say that someone must accept a situation or decision they do not like because it cannot be changed
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  1. somebody's likes and dislikes the things that someone likes and does not like
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  2. and the like/and such like and similar things
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  3. the likes of somebody/something spoken used to talk about someone you do not like or do not approve of
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  4. the likes of somebody/something spoken used to talk about people of a particular type
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  5. the like of somebody/something also somebody's/something's like formal something similar to someone or a particular person or thing, or of equal importance or value
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  1. used in speech to fill a pause while you are thinking what to say next
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  2. I'm/he's/she's like... used to tell the exact words someone used
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  3. I'm/he's/she's like... used to describe an event, feeling, or person, when it is difficult to describe or when you use a noise instead of words
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  4. as like as not/like enough British English probably
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  1. in the same way as. Some people consider this use to be incorrect
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  2. like I say/said spoken used when you are repeating something that you have already said
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  3. informal as if. Some people think that this use is not correct English
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[only before noun] [formal]
  1. similar in some way
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  2. be like to do something old use to be likely to do something
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like used in phrases

  • As You Like It
    1. a humorous play by William SHAKESPEARE, set in the Forest of ARDEN, about the adventures and marriages of two couples, Rosalind and Orlando, and Celia and Oliver
  • Some Like It Hot
    1. (1959) a humorous US film, directed by Billy WILDER, which is still very popular. The main actors are Marilyn MONROE, Jack Lemmon, and Tony CURTIS . The film tells the story of two men who accidentally see GANGSTER s (= members of a group of violent criminals) murder people, and then try to escape from them by dressing as women and joining a band of women musicians.
  • antler-like (adjective)
    1. resembling antlers
  • baby-like (adverb)
    1. like a baby
  • bell-like call (noun)
    1. a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell
  • candy-like (adjective)
    1. resembling candy
  • cell-like (adjective)
    1. resembling a cell
  • chisel-like (adjective)
    1. resembling a chisel
  • city-like (adjective)
    1. resembling a city
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Definition: Meaning of, -like in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌɪk /

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[in adjectives]
  1. used after a noun to say that something is similar to or typical of the noun
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