Meaning

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

  "Tell me your likes and dislikes."

• An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.

Meaning

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

  "I like hamburgers."

• To please.

• To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.

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

  "I like to go to the dentist every six months."

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

• To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.

  "He liked to have been too late."

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

  "I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her."

• To liken; to compare.

• To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

  "I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition."

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

  "We could go to the museum if you like."

Meaning

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

  "It was something the likes of which I had never seen before."

• The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.

  "to play the like"

Meaning

• To be likely.