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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "like"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to feel that someone or something is good, enjoyable, or interesting
Transitive: to like sb/sth
to like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite everything I did for him, I do n't think he likes me.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϤāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞāĻžāχāĻ• āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to show support for or interest in a post shared on social media, a blog, etc. by tapping a specific button
Transitive: to like a social media content
to like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I liked your picture on Instagram.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ Instagram āĻ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express one's desire or want for something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Feel free to choose any movie you like.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to wish for or want something, especially used with would or should as a polite formula
Transitive: to like to do sth
to like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I should like to visit Italy someday.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāύ āχāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to prefer something or to prefer something done in a certain way
Complex Transitive: to like sth [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
How do you like your steak cooked?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ• āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ?
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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻž

to be suitable or agreeable to someone or something
Transitive: to like sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We like camping, but mosquitoes and bugs do n't like us.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϤ

used to indicate that something or someone shares the same qualities or features to another
like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It tastes like honey, sweet and smooth.
āĻāϟāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŽāϤ āĻŽāϧ⧁, āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϤ

used to provide an example
like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She studies subjects like math, science, and history.
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āĻŽāϤ, āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋

used in a question asking for a description of someone or something
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āĻŽāϤ, āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋

used to indicate a typical characteristic or quality of someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It ’s just like him to complain about everything.
āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŽ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋āĨ¤
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āĻŽāϤ, āĻāĻ•āχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ

used to indicate the manner or way of doing something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What were you thinking leaving without saying goodbye like that.
āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧀ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϞāĻžāχāĻ•, āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ

something by which a person can show their interest in or approval of a post shared on social media, a blog, etc. by tapping a specific button
like definition and meaning
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āϧāϰāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ

a kind of person
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧂āĻĒ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

a similar kind
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āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž

a set of things one enjoys or has a tendency for
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They discovered they had many likes in common, such as a love for jazz music.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϜ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āχ āϰāĻ•āĻŽ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

identical or nearly the same in appearance, characteristics, etc.
like definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They formed a club for people of like mind.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āχ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

equal in amount or value
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āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧂āĻĒ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

suggesting similarities in qualities or appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His behavior was dog-like, loyal and friendly.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

conforming in every respect
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āĻŽāϤ

used as a filler word or hesitation marker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It ’s, like, the best pizza I ’ve ever had.
āĻāϟāĻž, āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāϜāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϤ

used as a filler in conversation, often to add emphasis, provide examples, or express approximation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's, like, really hard to explain what happened.
āĻāϟāĻž, āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ, āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ āĻ•āĻŋ āϘāĻŸā§‡āϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϤ

used to introduce a comparison or analogy between two things, indicating similarity or resemblance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She dances like her mother does.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ āύāĻžāĻšā§‡āĨ¤
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āϝ⧇āύ, āĻŽāϤ

as if, used to describe the way something is done
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He defended his argument like he was in a courtroom facing a jury.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ āϝ⧇āύ āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤāĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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