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like [transitive not usually in progressive
1 THINK SOMETHING IS NICE
to enjoy something or think that it is nice or good [↪ love; ≠ dislike]:
I like your jacket
I don’t really like classical music
Do you like this colour?
I like my coffee quite weak
I don’t like it when you get angry
How do you like living in London (=how much do you like it)?
like doing something
I don’t like talking in public
like to do something
I like to see people enjoying themselves
In time, I got to like her =began to like her
I quite like their new album
We really liked the film
The time I like best (=like most of all) is the evening when it’s cool
like something about somebody/something
One of the things I like about John is his sense of humour
I didn’t like the idea of being a single parent
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LIKE A PERSON
to think that someone is nice or enjoy being with them:
Jessica’s really nice, but I don’t like her boyfriend
You’ll like my brother
I really like Sam
She’s a lovely girl and I like her very much
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love
transitive not in progressive] to have a strong feeling of
AFFECTION for someone, combined with sexual attraction
I love you, Tracy
He was the only man she had ever loved
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CARE ABOUT
transitive not in progressive] to care very much about
someone, especially a member of your family or a close friend
I love my grandad so much
I’ve always loved children
much-loved/well-loved
In 1941, her much-loved sister was killed in an accident
Many people feel guilty after the death of a loved one
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LIKE/ENJOY
[transitive] to like something very much or enjoy doing
something very much:
I love carrots
Jeff loves his work
I love the way she sings that song
Amy had always loved New York
love doing something
I love going out to restaurants
love to do something
We all love to talk about ourselves
I’d love to (do something) spoken =used to say that
you would really like to do something)
‘Would you like to come swimming with us?’ ‘I’d love to
I’d have loved to have stayed till the end
I’d love to know just why they did that