What is the meaning of like?

noun

• A similar kind.
  • usage: "dogs, foxes, and the like, "we don't want the likes of you around here"
  • synonyms: the like, the likes of
• A kind of person.
  • usage: "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"
  • synonyms: ilk

verb

• Prefer or wish to do something.
  • usage: "Do you care to try this dish"; "Would you like to come along to the movies"
  • synonyms: wish, care
• Find enjoyable or agreeable.
  • usage: "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
• Be fond of.
  • usage: "I like my nephews"
• Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.
  • usage: "How did you like the President's speech last night"
• Want to have.
  • usage: "I'd like a beer now"

adjective

• Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.
  • usage: "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"
  • synonyms: similar
• Equal in amount or value.
  • usage: "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"
  • synonyms: same
• Having the same or similar characteristics.
  • usage: "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
  • synonyms: alike, similar
• Conforming in every respect.
  • usage: "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
  • synonyms: comparable, corresponding