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(lk), a.[Compar.Liker (lk"r); superl.Likest.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gelc, fr. pref. ge- + lc body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gilk, D. gelijk, G. gleich, OHG. gilh, Icel. lkr, glkr, Dan. lig, Sw. lik, Goth. galeiks, OS. lik body, D. lijk, G. leiche, Icel. lk, Sw. lik, Goth. leik. The English adverbial ending-ly is from the same adjective. Cf. Each, Such, Which.] 1. Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character. 'T is as like you As cherry is to cherry. Shak. Like master, like man. Old Prov. He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. Ps. cxlvii. 16. To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually omitted. 2. Equal, or nearly e Like n. 1. That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy. He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again. Shak. 2. A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes. Like adv.[AS. gelce. See Like, a.] 1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him. He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25. Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as a preposition. 2. In a like or similar manner. Shak. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 13. 3. Likely; probably. "Like enough it will." Shak. Like v. t.[imp. & p. p.Liked (lkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Liking.] [OE. liken to please, AS. lcian, gelcian, fr. gelc. See Like, a.] 1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.] Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there. R. of Gloucester. I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. Sir P. Sidney. 2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy. He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. Sir P. Sidney. 3. To liken; to compare.[Obs.] Like me to the peasant boys of France. Shak. Like (lk), v. i. 1. To be pleased; to choose. He may either go or stay, as he best likes. Locke. 2. To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition). [Obs.] You like well, and bear your years very well. Shak. 3. To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a. [Colloq.] He probably got his death, as he liked to have done two years ago, by viewing the troops for the expedition from the wall of Kensington Garden. Walpole. To like of, to be pleased with. [Obs.] Massinger. Like n.(Golf) The stroke which equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the like. スポンサード リンク
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