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verb [T] (ENJOY) /laɪk/Definition
A1 to enjoy or approve of something or someone: I like your new haircut. Do you like fish? I like it when a book is so good that you can't put it down. I quite like wine but I could live without it. He's very well-liked (= popular) at work. [+ -ing verb] I don't like upsetting people. [+ to infinitive] He likes to spend his evenings in front of the television. [+ past participle] He likes his steak well-done.Liking › to be annoyed by something: I like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says!Complaining › to show that you think something is good on a social networking website by giving it a special symbol: Like us on Facebook!
(Definition of like verb (ENJOY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adore verb (LOVE)
- affection noun
- approve verb (HAVE A GOOD OPINION)
- are/make a hit with idiom
- attached adjective
- attachment noun (FEELING OF LOVE)
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
- go a bundle on sth idiom
- go for sth phrasal verb (LIKE)
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb phrasal verb
- grow on sb phrasal verb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- predilection noun
- prize verb (REWARD)
- proclivity noun
- protective adjective
- smile on sth/sb phrasal verb
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