LEARNit Dictionary

like

preposition
A1
1
A1
similar to somebody/something
مانند, مثل, همانند, همچون
2
A1
used to ask somebody’s opinion of somebody/something
پسند کردن
What's it like studying in Spain?
This new girlfriend of his—what's she like?
3
A2
in the same way as somebody/something
مانند, مثل, همانند, به سان, همچون, چون
Students were angry at being treated like children.
He ran like the wind .
You do it like this.
I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press.
Don't look at me like that.
(informal)The candles are arranged like so.
4
A2
for example
برای مثال, مثلاً, در مقام نمونه
anti-utopian novels like ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’
5
B1
used to show what is usual or typical for somebody
مثل, مانند, همانند
It's just like her to tell everyone about it.
verb
A1
1
A1
to find somebody/something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something
دوست داشتن, پسندیدن, علاقه داشتن, خوش آمدن
2
A1
used with would or should as a polite way to say what you want or to ask what somebody wants
مایل بودن, تمایل داشتن, میل داشتن
Would you like a drink?
I'd like to think it over.
I would like to thank you all for coming tonight.
Would you like to come with us?
(formal)We would like to apologize for the delay.
Would you like to see the rest of the house?
How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know.
We'd like you to come and visit us.
(North American English)I'd like for us to work together.
3
A1
to prefer to do something; to prefer something to be made or to happen in a particular way
دوست داشتن, خواستن, پسندیدن, میل داشتن, تمایل داشتن
At weekends I like to sleep late.
I like my coffee strong.
4
A1
used in negative sentences to mean ‘to be unwilling to do something’
میل نداشتن, تمایل نداشتن
I didn't like to disturb you.
He doesn't like asking his parents for help.
5
A2
to want
خواستن, میل داشتن, تماد داشتن
Do what you like—I don't care.
You can dye your hair whatever colour you like.
6
if you like something on social media, a news website, a blog, etc. you show that you agree with it or that you think it is good by clicking a special button
لایک کردن
By the next morning, over twenty of my friends had liked my new profile picture.
Over seven hundred Facebook users have already liked the company’s website.
noun
B1
1
B1
the things that you like
علایق, پسندها, چیزهایی که دوست دارید
2
a person or thing that is similar to another
مشابه, همتا, نظیر, قرین, همسان, هم‌رده
jazz, rock and the like
I let the apartment to students, backpackers and such like.
a man whose like we shall not see again
They experienced a period of expansion the like of which the world had rarely seen.
You're not comparing like with like.
3
if something on social media, a news website, a blog, etc. receives a like, it means that somebody has shown that they agree with it or think it is good by clicking a special button
لایک کردن, پسند
The band now has thousands of likes.
conjunction
1
in the same way as
مثل, همانند, چون, مانند, همچون
2
as if
مثل آنکه, مثل اینکه, چنان‌که, گویا, انگار, گویی که, مانند اینکه
She acts like she owns the place.
adjective
1
having similar qualities to another person or thing
مانند, مشابه, همانند, شبیه, شبیه به
adverb
1
used in very informal speech, for example when you are thinking what to say next, explaining something, or giving an example of something
مثلاً, مثل این که
2
used in very informal speech to show that what you are saying may not be exactly right but is nearly so
تقریباً, نزدیک به
I'm leaving in like twenty minutes.
It's going to cost like a hundred dollars.
3
used in very informal speech, to mean ‘I say’, ‘he/she says’, etc.
میگه, اینجوری, یعنی
And then I'm like ‘No Way!’
4
used in informal speech instead of as to say that something happens in the same way
مثل, مانند
There was silence, but not like before.