Love vs. Like

Lovenoun

(uncountable) Strong affection.

Lovenoun

A profound and caring affection towards someone.

Lovenoun

Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.

Lovenoun

A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.

Lovenoun

A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.

Lovenoun

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

Lovenoun

A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.

Lovenoun

A thing, activity, etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.

Lovenoun

(euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.

Lovenoun

(euphemistic) Sexual activity.

Lovenoun

An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.

Lovenoun

Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.

Lovenoun

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Lovenoun

(obsolete) A thin silk material.

Lovenoun

A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba''.

Lovenoun

(racquet sports) Zero, no score.

Loveverb

To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

Loveverb

(transitive) To need, thrive on.

Loveverb

To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

Loveverb

To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

Loveverb

(transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.

Loveverb

(transitive) To lust for.

Loveverb

To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

Loveverb

To praise; commend.

Loveverb

To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

Lovenoun

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preëminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Lovenoun

Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

Lovenoun

Courtship; - chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

Lovenoun

Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; - opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

Lovenoun

Due gratitude and reverence to God.

Lovenoun

The object of affection; - often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading.

Lovenoun

Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

Lovenoun

A thin silk stuff.

Lovenoun

A climbing species of Clematis (Clematis Vitalba).

Lovenoun

Nothing; no points scored on one side; - used in counting score at tennis, etc.

Lovenoun

Sexual intercourse; - a euphemism.

Loveverb

To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.

Loveverb

To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.

Loveverb

To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.

Loveverb

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

Lovenoun

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection;

Lovenoun

any object of warm affection or devotion;

Lovenoun

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Lovenoun

a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction;

Lovenoun

a score of zero in tennis or squash;

Lovenoun

sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people;

Loveverb

have a great affection or liking for;

Loveverb

get pleasure from;

Loveverb

be enamored or in love with;

Loveverb

have sexual intercourse with;

Love

Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food.

Likeverb

To please.

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

(obsolete) To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

(obsolete) To liken; to compare.

Likeverb

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

Likenoun

Something that a person likes (prefers).

Likenoun

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

Likenoun

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

Likenoun

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

Likeadjective

Similar.

Likeadjective

(obsolete) Likely; probable.

Likeadverb

(informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.

Likeadverb

Likely.

Likeadverb

In a like or similar manner.

Likeconjunction

(colloquial) As, the way.

Likeconjunction

As if; as though.

Likepreposition

Similar to, reminiscent of.

Likeinterjection

Used to place emphasis upon a statement.

Likeadjective

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; - often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character.

Likeadjective

Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.

Likeadjective

Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely.

Likeadjective

Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk.

Likenoun

That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.

Likenoun

A liking; a preference; inclination; - usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.

Likenoun

The stroke which equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the like.

Likeadverb

In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.

Likeadverb

In a like or similar manner.

Likeadverb

Likely; probably.

Likeverb

To suit; to please; to be agreeable to.

Likeverb

To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy.

Likeverb

To liken; to compare.

Likeverb

To be pleased; to choose.

Likeverb

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

Likeverb

To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a.

Likeverb

prefer or wish to do something;

Likeverb

find enjoyable or agreeable;

Likeverb

be fond of;

Likeverb

feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard;

Likeverb

want to have;

Likeadjective

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;

Likeadjective

equal in amount or value;

Likeadjective

having the same or similar characteristics;

Likeadjective

conforming in every respect;

Likepreposition

having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to

Likepreposition

in the manner of; in the same way or to the same degree as

Likepreposition

in a way appropriate to

Likepreposition

such as one might expect from; characteristic of

Likepreposition

used in questions to ask about the characteristics or nature of someone or something

Likepreposition

used to draw attention to the nature of an action or event

Likepreposition

such as; for example

Likeconjunction

in the same way that; as

Likeconjunction

as though; as if

Likenoun

used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another

Likenoun

a thing or things of the same kind (often used to express surprise or for emphasis)

Likenoun

the things one likes or prefers

Likenoun

(in the context of social media) an indication of approval of or support for someone or something, expressed by means of a particular icon or link

Likeadjective

(of a person or thing) having similar qualities or characteristics to another person or thing

Likeadjective

(of a portrait or other image) having a faithful resemblance to the original

Likeadverb

used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression just used

Likeadverb

used to convey a person's reported attitude or feelings in the form of direct speech (whether or not representing an actual quotation)

Likeadverb

in the manner of

Likeverb

find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory

Likeverb

(in the context of social media) indicate one's approval of or support for (someone or something) by means of a particular icon or link

Likeverb

wish for; want

Likeverb

used as a polite formula

Likeverb

feel reluctant to do something

Likeverb

choose to have (something); prefer

Likeverb

feel about or regard (something)

Like

In English, the word like has a very flexible range of uses, ranging from conventional to non-standard. It can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, filler, and quotative.