like definition

1. a similar kind; ,
• examples: dogs, foxes, and the like
• examples: we don't want the likes of you around here
2. a kind of person
• examples: We'll not see his like again
• examples: I can't tolerate people of his ilk
3. find enjoyable or agreeable
• examples: I like jogging
• examples: She likes to read Russian novels
4. be fond of
• examples: I like my nephews
5. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
• examples: How did you like the President's speech last night?
6. want to have
• examples: I'd like a beer now!
7. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
• examples: suits of like design
• examples: a limited circle of like minds
• examples: members of the cat family have like dispositions
• examples: as like as two peas in a pod
• examples: doglike devotion
• examples: a dreamlike quality
8. equal in amount or value
• examples: like amounts
• examples: equivalent amounts
• examples: the same amount
• examples: gave one six blows and the other a like number
• examples: the same number