like

Adjective

• conforming in every respect
  • boxes with corresponding dimensions
    
  • the like period of the preceding year
    

• having the same or similar characteristics
  • all politicians are alike
    
  • they looked utterly alike
    
  • friends are generally alike in background and taste
    

• equal in amount or value
  • like amounts
    
  • equivalent amounts
    
  • the same amount
    
  • gave one six blows and the other a like number
    
  • the same number
    

• resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
  • suits of like design
    
  • a limited circle of like minds
    
  • members of the cat family have like dispositions
    
  • as like as two peas in a pod
    
  • doglike devotion
    
  • a dreamlike quality
    

Verb

• want to have
  • I'd like a beer now!
    

• feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
  • How did you like the President's speech last night?
    

• be fond of
  • I like my nephews
    

• find enjoyable or agreeable
  • I like jogging
    
  • She likes to read Russian novels
    

• prefer or wish to do something
  • Do you care to try this dish?
    
  • Would you like to come along to the movies?
    

Noun

• a kind of person
  • We'll not see his like again
    
  • I can't tolerate people of his ilk
    

• a similar kind
  • dogs, foxes, and the like, we don't want the likes of you around here
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  comparable , corresponding , alike(p) , similar , same , wish , care , ilk , the like , the likes of
• Antonyms: 
  unalike , dissimilar , unlike , different , dislike