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To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

(archaic) To please {{q|same meaning as above but with subject and object reversed}}.

(obsolete) To derive pleasure (:of/:by/:with).

To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.

To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for. +

(with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. ''See also would like.''

(show approval of via an online vote) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

{{n-g|Of inanimate objects:}}

(personification) To be prone to.

(usually in the negative) Of a computer or other system: to tolerate as an input; to accept.

(archaic) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.

(obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).

(obsolete) To liken; to compare.

(in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). +

(internet) (internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.

(similar)Similar.

(Southern US) Likely; probable.

(usually with to) inclined (''to''), prone (''to'').

(colloquial) Likely.

(rare) In a like or similar manner.

(the likes of) ''(sometimes as (the likes of))'' Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

(golf) The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.

(colloquial) As, the way.

(colloquial) As if; as though.

Similar to, reminiscent of

Typical of

Approximating

In the manner of, similarly to

Such as

As if there would be

Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something

Likely.

(Scouse) {{non-gloss|A delayed filler.}}

(colloquial) {{non-gloss|Indicating approximation or uncertainty.}}

(colloquial) {{non-gloss|Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.}}

(colloquial) {{non-gloss|a discourse marker used to highlight or put focus on new information or a new development in a story}}

To be likely.