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      like
      noun
      (chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
      (Internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
      (sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
      (golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
      A surname.
      verb
      To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
      To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
      To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
      (with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.
      (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
      Of inanimate objects:
      (informal, personification) To be prone to.
      (informal, chiefly in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.
      (chiefly dialectal, intransitive) To be likely.
      (transitive, archaic) To please (same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed).
      (obsolete) To derive pleasure [with of or by or with ‘from someone or something’].
      (archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
      (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
      (obsolete) To liken; to compare.
      adjective
      Similar.
      (archaic or Scotland, Southern US) Likely; probable.
      (Scotland, Southern US, otherwise archaic, usually with to) inclined (to), prone (to).
      adverb
      (obsolete, colloquial) Likely.
      (archaic or rare) In a like or similar manner.
      Synonyms for like
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      Words related to like
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