2. A liking; a preference; inclination; — usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.
LIKE
Like, adv. Etym: [AS. gelice. See Like, a.]
1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him. He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25.
Note: Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as a preposition.
2. In a like or similar manner. Shak. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 13.
3. Likely; probably. "Like enough it will." Shak.
LIKE Like, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liked; p. pr. & vb. n. Liking.] Etym: [OE. liken to please, AS. lician, gelician, fr.gelic. See Like, a.]
1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.] Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there. R. of Gloucester. I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. Sir P. Sidney.
2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy. He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. Sir P. Sidney.
3. To liken; to compare.[Obs.] Like me to the peasant boys of France. Shak.