like1
  
  prep.
   - similar to. ▸in the manner of. ▸in a way appropriate to. ▸characteristic of. ▸used to ask about someone's or something's characteristics. 
- in this manner.
- such as.
conj.
 informal  - in the same way that.
- as though.
n.
 a similar person or thing. 
▸
(the like)
 things of the same kind.
adj.
 having similar characteristics to another.
adv.
   - informal used in speech as a meaningless filler.
- informal, chiefly US used to convey a person's reported attitude or feelings in the form of direct speech:![]()  so she comes in and she's like ‘Where is everybody?’ 
- 
(like as/to)
 archaic in the manner of.
Phrase
  
    - and the like
 et cetera.
- like anything
 informal, chiefly Brit. to a great degree.
- 
(as)
 like as not
 probably.
- like so
 informal in this manner.
- the likes of
 informal a person such as.
 
  Usage
  It is considered unacceptable in formal English to use like as a conjunction meaning ‘as if’ (as in he's behaving like he owns the place). Use as if or as though instead.
  Etymology
  ME: from ON líkr; rel. to alike.
 
  
    
like2
  
  v.
  - find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.
- wish for; want. ▸prefer: ![]()  how do you like your coffee? 
▸(in questions) feel about or regard. 
n.
 
(
likes)
 the things one likes.
Etymology
  OE līcian ‘be pleasing’, of Gmc origin.