like

好む、気に入る

何かを楽しんだり、人や物をよいと感じたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To enjoy something or feel that someone or something is pleasant or good.

• I like this song.
• She liked the food we made.
• Do your children like reading?

使い方： like someone/something (I like your new shoes.); like doing something (She likes swimming in the sea.); like to do something (They like to watch films together.)

類義語： enjoy, be fond of

反対語： dislike, hate

よく使う表現： like something, like someone, really like something

好きになる、惹かれる

誰かに恋愛の気持ちを抱き、付き合いたいと思うこと。

やさしい英語で： To feel attracted to someone and perhaps want a romantic relationship with them.

• I think she likes him.
• He liked me, but I only wanted friendship.
• Do you like her enough to ask her out?

使い方： like someone (I think Tom likes you.)

類義語： be attracted to, have a crush on, fancy

よく使う表現： like someone, really like someone, like someone back

好む

役に立つ、またはよいと思って、いつもそうすることを好む。

やさしい英語で： To choose to do something regularly because it seems useful or right to you.

• I like to arrive early.
• She likes to keep her desk tidy.
• He liked to check his emails before breakfast.

使い方： like to + verb (I like to check the doors before bed.)

類義語： prefer

よく使う表現： like to check, like to keep, like to arrive

好み、好きなもの

その人が好きなもの。嫌いなものと一緒に述べることが多い。

やさしい英語で： Something that a person enjoys or prefers, usually discussed together with things they do not enjoy.

• We have different likes and dislikes.
• Tell me about your likes.
• Her personal likes influenced the colours she chose.

類義語： preference, taste

反対語： dislike

よく使う表現： a personal like, someone’s main like

類似のもの、同類のもの

列挙したものと同じ種類の、ほかのものを指す。

やさしい英語で： In a list, this refers to other things of the same kind.

• Bring cups, plates, and the like.
• The shop sells screws, nails, and the like.
• Could you lend me a basket or the like?

使い方： A, B, and the like (We sell pens, notebooks, and the like.)

類義語： similar things

よく使う表現： and the like, or the like

ああいう連中、あの手の人間

軽蔑や非難の気持ちを込めて指す、ある種の人たち。

やさしい英語で： People of a particular kind, mentioned to show that you do not respect or approve of them.

• Keep away from the likes of him.
• She refused to work with the likes of them.
• The likes of you have caused enough trouble.

使い方： the likes of someone (I would never trust the likes of him.)

類義語： people like that, that sort

よく使う表現： someone and their like, someone and the like

同類、匹敵するもの

ほかの人や物に似ている、同じ種類の、または匹敵する人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing similar to another, or belonging to the same kind.

• We had never seen its like.
• The town may never see her like again.
• Replace the broken part with its like.

使い方： the like of someone/something (I have never seen the like of this machine.)

類義語： equal, counterpart, match

よく使う表現： someone’s like, the like of something, like for like

同数にする打球

ゴルフで、自分の合計打数を相手と同じにする一打。

やさしい英語で： In golf, a shot that brings your total number of shots level with your opponent’s.

• It is my turn to play the like.
• His opponent played the like from the rough.
• She was playing the like after his third stroke.

よく使う表現： play the like, the like stroke