likest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyk]
- /laɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyk]
- /laɪk/

Definitions of likest word

adjective likest Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a feature used to like specific website content: a Like button; like boxes. 1
preposition likest in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver. 1
preposition likest resembling (someone or something): He is just like his father. Your necklace is just like mine. 1
preposition likest characteristic of: It would be like him to forget our appointment. 1
preposition likest as if there is promise of; indicative of: It looks like rain. 1
preposition likest as if someone or something gives promise of being: She looks like a good prospect for the job. 1

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Origin of likest

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English lic, lik < Old Norse līkr; replacing Old English gelīc, cognate with Dutch gelijk, German gleich, Old Norse glīkr, Gothic galeiks like, literally, of the same body or form. See y-, lich

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Parts of speech for Likest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Likest

likest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

likest usage trend in Literature

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