like

mögen, gern haben

Etwas genießen oder jemanden oder etwas angenehm oder gut finden.

In einfachem Englisch: To enjoy something or feel that someone or something is pleasant or good.

• I like this song.
• She liked the food we made.
• Do your children like reading?

So benutzt man es: like someone/something (I like your new shoes.); like doing something (She likes swimming in the sea.); like to do something (They like to watch films together.)

Synonyme: enjoy, be fond of

Gegenteile: dislike, hate

Häufige Wendungen: like something, like someone, really like something

auf jemanden stehen, mögen

Sich zu jemandem hingezogen fühlen und vielleicht eine Liebesbeziehung mit dieser Person wünschen.

In einfachem Englisch: To feel attracted to someone and perhaps want a romantic relationship with them.

• I think she likes him.
• He liked me, but I only wanted friendship.
• Do you like her enough to ask her out?

So benutzt man es: like someone (I think Tom likes you.)

Synonyme: be attracted to, have a crush on, fancy

Häufige Wendungen: like someone, really like someone, like someone back

gern tun, bevorzugen

Etwas regelmäßig gern tun, weil man es für nützlich oder richtig hält.

In einfachem Englisch: To choose to do something regularly because it seems useful or right to you.

• I like to arrive early.
• She likes to keep her desk tidy.
• He liked to check his emails before breakfast.

So benutzt man es: like to + verb (I like to check the doors before bed.)

Synonyme: prefer

Häufige Wendungen: like to check, like to keep, like to arrive

Vorliebe, Präferenz

Etwas, das jemand gern hat oder bevorzugt; meist zusammen mit Abneigungen erwähnt.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that a person enjoys or prefers, usually discussed together with things they do not enjoy.

• We have different likes and dislikes.
• Tell me about your likes.
• Her personal likes influenced the colours she chose.

Synonyme: preference, taste

Gegenteile: dislike

Häufige Wendungen: a personal like, someone’s main like

dergleichen, Ähnliches

Bezeichnet in einer Aufzählung weitere Dinge derselben Art.

In einfachem Englisch: In a list, this refers to other things of the same kind.

• Bring cups, plates, and the like.
• The shop sells screws, nails, and the like.
• Could you lend me a basket or the like?

So benutzt man es: A, B, and the like (We sell pens, notebooks, and the like.)

Synonyme: similar things

Häufige Wendungen: and the like, or the like

solche Leute, seinesgleichen

Menschen einer bestimmten Art, über die man abwertend oder missbilligend spricht.

In einfachem Englisch: People of a particular kind, mentioned to show that you do not respect or approve of them.

• Keep away from the likes of him.
• She refused to work with the likes of them.
• The likes of you have caused enough trouble.

So benutzt man es: the likes of someone (I would never trust the likes of him.)

Synonyme: people like that, that sort

Häufige Wendungen: someone and their like, someone and the like

Gegenstück, Gleicher

Eine Person oder Sache, die einer anderen ähnelt, derselben Art angehört oder ihr ebenbürtig ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or thing similar to another, or belonging to the same kind.

• We had never seen its like.
• The town may never see her like again.
• Replace the broken part with its like.

So benutzt man es: the like of someone/something (I have never seen the like of this machine.)

Synonyme: equal, counterpart, match

Häufige Wendungen: someone’s like, the like of something, like for like

Ausgleichsschlag

Beim Golf ein Schlag, durch den die eigene Gesamtschlagzahl der des Gegners entspricht.

In einfachem Englisch: In golf, a shot that brings your total number of shots level with your opponent’s.

• It is my turn to play the like.
• His opponent played the like from the rough.
• She was playing the like after his third stroke.

Häufige Wendungen: play the like, the like stroke