Added 8 October 2026
like
/laɪ̯k/ noun
In Latin: amō, placeo, libet Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about like at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
adjective
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Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.
suits of like design
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Equal in amount or value.
like amounts
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Having the same or similar characteristics.
all politicians are alike
Origin
Verb from Middle English liken, from Old English līcian (“to like, to please”), from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image; likeness; similarity”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian liekje (“to be similar, resemble”), West Frisian lykje (“to seem, appear, look”), Dutch lijken (“to seem”), Low German lieken (“to be like; resemble”), German gleichen (“to resemble”), Swedish lika (“to like; put up with; align with”), Norwegian like (“to like”), Icelandic and Faroese líka (“to like”). Noun from Middle English like (“pleasure, will, like”), from the verb Middle English liken (“to like”).
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