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