1 : liking, preference 2 : something that one likes 3 : the act or an instance of liking (see like entry 1 sense 4) an online comment, post, etc.

To have an inclination or a preference: If you like, we can meet you there. 2. Scots To be pleased. n. Something that is liked; a preference: made a list of his likes and dislikes. No matter how one might …

(Definition of likes from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of likes noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Someone's likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant. I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.

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Like also can mean "enjoy" or "favor." We can see this in the word's origin, the Old English lician, meaning “be pleasing.” The speech pattern of saying "like" incessantly doesn't, like, mean anything. …

I don't know what it is about that guy, but I just don't like him. I think she likes you. [=I think she is attracted to you] They were political allies who truly/genuinely liked each other.

Synonyms for LIKES: wants, enjoys, loves, feels like, fancies, relishes, welcomes, cares (for); Antonyms of LIKES: dislikes, hates, loathes, refuses, abhors, detests, disfavors, rejects

/ laɪk / uk / laɪk / the like of someone/something (or someone's/something's like ); (also the likes of someone/something) a person, thing, or group similar in character or quality to the one mentioned: