noun
                                                a similar kind
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        the like
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                the likes of
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - dogs, foxes, and the like
- we don't want the likes of you around here
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a kind of person
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - We'll not see his like again
- I can't tolerate people of his ilk
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                prefer or wish to do something
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Do you care to try this dish?
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                find enjoyable or agreeable
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - I like jogging
- She likes to read Russian novels
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be fond of
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - I like my nephews
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                feel about or towards
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - consider, evaluate, or regard
- How did you like the President's speech last night?
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                want to have
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - I'd like a beer now!
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                resembling or similar
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - 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
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                equal in amount or value
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - like amounts
- equivalent amounts
- the same amount
- gave one six blows and the other a like number
- the same number
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                having the same or similar characteristics
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - all politicians are alike
- they looked utterly alike
- friends are generally alike in background and taste
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                conforming in every respect
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - boxes with corresponding dimensions
- the like period of the preceding year