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like
noun
1 like
A similar kind:
— Dogs, foxes, and the like.
— We don't want the likes of you around here.
synonyms: the like, the likes of.
2 like
A kind of person:
— We'll not see his like again.
synonym: ilk.
verb
1 like
Prefer or wish to do something:
— Would you like to come along to the movies?.
synonyms: care, wish.
Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Roget 827:
be pleased
etc.
829;
feel pleasure,
experience pleasure
etc.
n.;
joy;
enjoy oneself,
hug oneself;
be in clover
etc.
377,
be in elysium
etc.
981;
tread on enchanted ground;
fall into raptures,
go into raptures.
feel at home,
breathe freely,
bask in the sunshine.
be pleased with
etc.
829;
receive pleasure,
derive pleasure
etc.
n..
from;
take pleasure
etc.
n..
in;
delight in,
rejoice in,
indulge in,
luxuriate in;
gloat over
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
enjoy,
relish,
like;
love
etc.
897;
take to,
take a fancy to;
have a liking for;
enter into the spirit of.
take in good part.
treat oneself to,
solace oneself with.
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Roget 394:
be savory
etc.
adj.;
tickle the palate,
tickle the appetite;
flatter the palate.
render palatable
etc.
adj..
relish,
like,
smack the lips.
Roget 897:
love,
like,
affect,
fancy,
care for,
take an interest in,
be partial to,
sympathize with;
affection;
be in love with
etc.
adj.;
have a love
etc.
n..
for,
entertain a love
etc.
n..
for,
harbor cherish a love
etc.
n..
for;
regard,
revere;
take to,
bear love to,
be wedded to;
set one's affections on;
make much of,
feast one's eyes on;
hold dear,
prize;
hug,
cling to,
cherish,
pet.
burn;
adore,
idolize,
love to distraction,
aimer eperdument [Fr.];
dote on,
dote upon;
take a fancy to,
look sweet upon;
become enamored
etc.
adj.;
fall in love with,
lose one's heart;
desire
etc.
865.
excite love;
win the heart,
gain the heart,
win the affections,
gain the affections,
secure the love,
engage the affections;
take the fancy of have a place in the heart,
wind round the heart;
attract,
attach,
endear,
charm,
fascinate,
captivate,
bewitch,
seduce,
enamor,
enrapture,
turn the head.
get into favor;
ingratiate oneself,
insinuate oneself,
worm oneself;
propitiate,
curry favor with,
pay one's court to,
faire l'aimable [Fr.],
set one's cap at,
flirt.
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Roget 931:
approve;
approbate,
think good,
think much of,
think well of,
think highly of;
esteem,
value,
prize;
set great store by,
set great store on.
do justice to,
appreciate;
honor,
hold in esteem,
look up to,
admire;
like
etc.
897;
be in favor of,
wish Godspeed;
hail,
hail with satisfaction.
stand up for,
stick up for;
uphold,
hold up,
countenance,
sanction;
clap on the back,
pat on the back;
keep in countenance,
indorse;
give credit,
recommend;
mark with a white mark,
mark with a stone.
commend,
belaud†,
praise,
laud,
compliment;
pay a tribute,
bepraise†;
clap the hands;
applaud,
cheer,
acclamate†,
encore;
panegyrize†,
eulogize,
cry up,
proner [Fr.],
puff;
extol,
extol to the skies;
magnify,
glorify,
exalt,
swell,
make much of;
flatter
etc.
933;
bless,
give a blessing to;
have a good word for,
say a good word for;
speak well of,
speak highly of,
speak in high terms of;
sing the praises of,
sound the praises of,
chaunt the praises of;
resound the praises of;
sing praises to;
cheer to the echo,
applaud to the echo,
applaud to the very echo,
cheer to the very echo.
redound to the honor,
redound to the praise,
redound to the credit of;
do credit to;
deserve praise
etc.
n.;
recommend itself;
pass muster.
be praised
&c.;
receive honorable mention;
be in favor with,
be in high favor with;
ring with the praises of,
win golden opinions,
gain credit,
find favor with,
stand well in the opinion of;
laudari a laudato viro [Lat.].
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2 like
Find enjoyable or agreeable.
Dutch: lusten, aangetrokken voelen tot, houden van, leuk vinden, graag hebben, mogen
3 like
Be fond of.
Dutch: houden van
4 like
Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.
Dutch: goeddunken
5 like
adjective
1 like
2 like
Equal in amount or value:
— Like amounts.
— Gave one six blows and the other a like number.
synonym: same.
3 like
Having the same or similar characteristics:
— All politicians are alike.
— They looked utterly alike.
— Friends are generally alike in background and taste.
synonyms: alike, similar.
Roget 17:
similar;
resembling
etc.
v.;
like,
alike;
twin.
analogous,
analogical;
parallel,
of a piece [Fr.];
such as,
so;
homoiousian†.
connatural†,
congener,
allied to;
akin to
etc.
(consanguineous)
11.
approximate,
much the same,
near,
close,
something like,
sort of,
in the ballpark,
such like;
a show of;
mock,
pseudo,
simulating,
representing.
exact
etc.
(true)
494;
lifelike,
faithful;
true to nature,
true to life,
the very image,
the very picture of;
for all the world like,
comme deux gouttes d'eau [Fr.];
as like as two peas in a pod,
as like as it can stare;
instar omnium [Lat.],
cast in the same mold,
ridiculously like.
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4 like
Conforming in every respect:
— The like period of the preceding year.
synonyms: comparable, corresponding.
Roget 9:
relative;
correlative
etc.
12;
cognate;
relating to
etc.
v.;
relative to,
in relation with,
referable or referrible to†;
belonging to
etc.
v.;
appurtenant to,
in common with.
related,
connected;
implicated,
associated,
affiliated,
allied to;
en rapport,
in touch with.
approximative†,
approximating;
proportional,
proportionate,
proportionable;
allusive,
comparable.
in the same category
etc.
75;
like
etc.
17;
relevant
etc.
(apt)
23;
applicable,
equiparant†.
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