Like

Morpheme

Like

Type

free base

Denotation

enjoy, pleasure, preference, support, approval, similar, having the same characteristics or qualities

Etymology

Middle English liken and lik, lik; Old English līcian, ġelīc and Old Norse líkr

Evidence

alike, businesslike, catlike, childlike, cowlike, dislike, doglike, godlike, ladylike, lifelike, likable, liked, likely, liken, likeness, likes, likewise, likeworthy, liking, mislike, sportsmanlike, unalike, unlike, unliked, unlikely, warlike

See Also

-ly