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I like to read books in the quiet library.

Definition

  1. Preposition:

    • Having similar characteristics or qualities to something else: Used to indicate resemblance or similarity between two entities.
    • In the manner of; characteristic of: Used to indicate a typical action or behavior associated with someone or something.

  2. Verb:

    • To find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory: To have a positive feeling or preference for someone or something.
    • To want or wish for: Used to express a desire, often in the conditional form "would like."

  3. Noun:

    • A person or thing of the same kind or group: Used to refer to a similar type or category.
    • Preferences; things one enjoys: Often used in the plural form "likes" to indicate things one finds pleasing.

  4. Adjective:

    • Similar; alike: Having the same characteristics or qualities.
    • Equal or corresponding in quantity, value, or degree.

  5. Adverb (Informal):

    • In a like manner; similarly. Often used informally in speech.
    • As if; nearly. Used informally for approximation or comparison.

  6. Conjunction (Informal):

    • In the same way that; as. Used informally in place of "as" or "as if."
Usage Examples

  • Preposition:

    • She sings like a professional. (She sings in a manner similar to a professional.)
    • He looks like his father. (He has a similar appearance to his father.)

  • Verb:

    • I like chocolate ice cream. (I find chocolate ice cream enjoyable.)
    • Would you like some coffee? (Do you want some coffee?)

  • Noun:

    • I've never met his like before. (I've never met a person similar to him before.)
    • We discussed music, art, and the like. (We discussed music, art, and similar things.)

  • Adjective:

    • They are of like mind on this issue. (They have similar opinions on this issue.)
    • Each contestant received a like amount of prize money. (Each contestant received an equal amount.)

  • Adverb (Informal):

    • She ran like the wind. (She ran very fast, in a manner similar to the wind.)
    • It's, like, really cold outside. (It is approximately or really cold outside.)

  • Conjunction (Informal):

    • Do it like I showed you. (Do it in the same way that I showed you.)
Advanced Usage

  • "The likes of": Used to refer to a person or group of a particular type, often with a negative or dismissive connotation.

    • We don't want the likes of him in our club. (We don't want people of his type in our club.)

  • "Like it or not": Used to introduce a fact or situation that must be accepted, regardless of one's feelings.

    • Like it or not, we have to finish this project today. (Whether we want to or not, we must finish it.)

  • "Something like": Approximately; roughly.

    • It will cost something like fifty dollars. (It will cost approximately fifty dollars.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Alike (adj/adv): Similar to each other. (e.g., )
  • Likeness (n): The fact or quality of being alike; a picture or representation.
  • Likely (adj/adv): Probable; probably.
  • Unlike (prep/adj): Different from; not like.
Synonyms
  • Preposition: Similar to, resembling.
  • Verb: Enjoy, appreciate, fancy, desire, want.
  • Noun: Equal, counterpart, type, kind.
  • Adjective: Similar, comparable, equivalent, identical.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

  • Feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.

    • I feel like going for a walk. (I have a desire to go for a walk.)

  • Look like: To have an appearance that suggests; to seem.

    • It looks like it's going to rain. (It seems that it is going to rain.)
Related Idioms

  • Like father, like son: A son's character or behavior is similar to his father's.

    • He's also an engineer? Well, like father, like son. (His father is an engineer too, so the son is similar.)

  • Like a fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or awkward in an unfamiliar situation.

    • At the formal party, he felt like a fish out of water. (He felt very uncomfortable.)

  • Like clockwork: With perfect regularity and precision.

    • The train arrives like clockwork every morning at eight. (It arrives very precisely and regularly.)
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I like to read books in the quiet library.

Adjective
  1. conforming in every respect
    • boxes with corresponding dimensions
    • the like period of the preceding year
  2. having the same or similar characteristics
    • all politicians are alike
    • they looked utterly alike
    • friends are generally alike in background and taste
  3. 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
  4. 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
  1. want to have
    • I'd like a beer now!
  2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
    • How did you like the President's speech last night?
  3. be fond of
    • I like my nephews
  4. find enjoyable or agreeable
    • I like jogging
    • She likes to read Russian novels
  5. prefer or wish to do something
    • Do you care to try this dish?
    • Would you like to come along to the movies?
Noun
  1. a kind of person
    • We'll not see his like again
    • I can't tolerate people of his ilk
  2. a similar kind
    • dogs, foxes, and the like, we don't want the likes of you around here

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