like

[US]/laɪk/
[UK]/laɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. magkaroon ng pagkahilig o kagustuhan para
prep. katulad ng; sa parehong paraan tulad ng
conj. sa parehong paraan tulad ng
adj. kahawig
n. kagustuhan o pagkahilig
adv. marahil; malamang
Word Forms
Present Participleliking
Past Tenseliked
Plurallikes
Third Person Singularlikes
Past Participleliked

Phrases & Collocations

look like

mukhang

feel like

parang

something like

parang

if you like

kung gusto mo

nothing like

wala nang katulad

anything like

kahit anong katulad

like as

katulad ng

like a dream

parang isang panaginip

like anything

kahit anong katulad

such like

tulad nito

like to do

gusto kong gawin

like crazy

baliw

like what

ano ba

like mad

galit na galit

like hell

parang impyerno

likes and dislikes

gusto at ayaw

make like

kunwari

or the like

o iba pa

Example Sentences

on this and like occasions.

sa mga ganitong at katulad na okasyon.

they were like brothers.

sila ay parang magkapatid.

They are as like as two siblings.

Sila ay kasing-kahulugan ng dalawang magkakapatid.

I'd like to be somebody.

Gusto kong maging isang tao.

like it or lump it.

Tanggapin mo o huwag.

made like a ballerina.

Ginawa na parang isang ballerina.

run like the wind.

Tumakbo na parang hangin.

In shape, it was like a bell.

Sa hugis, ito ay parang kampana.

I'd like to go.

Gusto kong umalis.

I like it well.

Maganda ko ito.

Real-world Examples

The arrows pricked me like hundreds of needles.

Tinusok ako ng mga pana na parang daan-daang karayom.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Jenny and me were just like peas and carrots again.

Kami ni Jenny ay muli na namang parang mga gisantes at karot.

Source: The movie of Qiu Qiu.

People in North China like eating flour products.

Ang mga tao sa Hilagang Tsina ay gusto kumain ng mga produktong harina.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

They are just like children back home.

Para silang mga bata sa bahay.

Source: VOA Standard Speed March 2016 Compilation

He likes to be in the spotlight.

Gusto niyang mapansin.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Failure, like pain, is alien to my life.

Ang pagkabigo, tulad ng sakit, ay dayuhan sa aking buhay.

Source: The Scrolls of the Lamb (Original Version)

It's almost like living two lives, really.

Para bang dalawang buhay ang pinatatakbo, talaga.

Source: Travel around the world

Yes, it's yellowish and feels kind of like jelly.

Oo, kulay dilaw ito at parang jelly ang pakiramdam.

Source: Doctor-Patient Conversation in English

Just like that? - Just like that.

Ganyan na lang? - Ganyan na lang.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Water scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles.

Ang mga water scooter ay mga sasakyang pandagat na kamukha ng mga motorsiklo.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

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