like
gb/lˈaɪk/ us/lˈaɪk/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A1
state
1
to enjoy or approve of
To think something or someone is good or nice.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to like [something/someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'like' with 'would like'. 'Like' means you enjoy something in general, while 'would like' means you want something now or in the future.
คำพ้องความหมาย
enjoy (Emphasizes getting pleasure from an activity or thing.)
|
appreciate (Implies recognizing value or quality, sometimes in a more thoughtful way.)
คำตรงข้าม
dislike (Means to not enjoy or approve of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
really like
|like very much
|like a lot
|like doing
|like the idea
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I really like this restaurant.
- She likes going for long walks.
- Do you like your new job?
- He likes the way you think.
- They like spending time together.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I like pizza.
- She likes cats.
- Do you like music?
- We like our teacher.
- He likes playing football.
คำกริยา
A2
state
2
to prefer in a certain way
To want something to be a certain way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to like [something] [a certain way]
คำพ้องความหมาย
prefer (More formal and often used for choices between options.)
คำตรงข้าม
dislike (Means to not prefer or not want something in that way.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
like my coffee black
|like it hot
|like things neat
หัวข้อ
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I like my tea without sugar.
- She likes her steak well-done.
- They like the room to be warm in winter.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I like my coffee with milk.
- She likes her eggs boiled.
- They like the house clean.
preposition
A1
relation
3
similar to
Similar to something or someone.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something/someone] like [something/someone else]
คำพ้องความหมาย
similar to (Formal equivalent expressing likeness.)
คำตรงข้าม
different from (Indicates dissimilarity instead of similarity.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
look like
|act like
|sounds like
หัวข้อ
description
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She sings like a professional.
- This fabric feels like silk.
- He runs like an athlete.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This tastes like chicken.
- She looks like her sister.
- He runs like a dog.
คำนาม
B2
entity
4
similar kind of people/things
People or things that are the same type as something mentioned.
คำพ้องความหมาย
type (General category; less personal.)
|
sort (Informal for category; often interchangeable.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
and the like
|his like
|their like
หัวข้อ
description
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He has no equal; there is no one of his like.
- We discussed politics, sports, and the like.
- Artists of her like are rare these days.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We talked about games, music, and the like.
- People of his like are kind.
- I have never seen his like before.
conjunction
informal
B1
relation
5
in the same way as
Used to say that something happens in the same way as another thing.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
'Like' as a conjunction is informal and sometimes not considered correct in formal writing. Learners might overuse it instead of 'as' or 'as if'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
as if ('As if' can be more formal and hypothetical.)
หัวข้อ
communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- It looks like it’s going to rain.
- She talks like she knows everything.
- He acts like he owns the place.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It looks like he is sick.
- She sings like she is happy.
- He runs like he is late.
คำกริยา
informal
A2
action
6
approve on social media
To click a button on a website to show you enjoy something there.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to like [a post/photo/comment]
คำพ้องความหมาย
upvote (Used on some platforms; may emphasize ranking rather than enjoyment.)
คำตรงข้าม
unlike (To remove a previous indication of approval on social media.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
like a post
|like a comment
|like a photo
หัวข้อ
technology
|social media
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- I liked your photo on Instagram.
- She likes all his posts.
- They liked the video within seconds.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I liked your picture online.
- She likes my post.
- He likes the video.
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like
IPA
GB/lˈaɪk/
US/lˈaɪk/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
like (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (like)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: like
- 3rd Person Singular: likes
- Present Participle: liking
- Past: liked
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
'like' crazy
1/lˈaɪk kɹˈeɪzi/
idiom
informal
with great intensity/speed
Very fast, hard, or much.
ตัวอย่าง
- It was raining like crazy.
- She’s been studying like crazy for exams.
be like
1/bˈi lˈaɪk/
fixed phrase
to have similar qualities/behavior as something else
To be similar in qualities or behavior to someone or something else.
ตัวอย่าง
- He’s just like his father.
- This place is like home to me.
feel like (doing something)
1/fˈil lˈaɪk dˈuɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
to want to do something now
To want to do something right now.
ตัวอย่าง
- I feel like going for a walk.
- She doesn’t feel like cooking tonight.
look like
1/lˈʊk lˈaɪk/
fixed phrase
to have similar appearance to something else
To be similar in appearance to someone or something else.
ตัวอย่าง
- You look like your brother.
- That cloud looks like a rabbit.
just like that
1/d͡ʒˈʌst lˈaɪk ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
informal
suddenly and easily without warning
Happening suddenly and without effort or warning.
ตัวอย่าง
- He quit his job, just like that.
- She solved the problem, just like that.
- The problem was solved, just like that.
just like that
2/d͡ʒˈʌst lˈaɪk ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
informal
suddenly and easily
Happening very quickly and without effort or warning.
ตัวอย่าง
- He quit his job just like that.
- The problem was solved just like that.