like (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. sĭmĭlis, e (foll. by dat. or gen. or absol.)2. gĕmĭnus (lit. twin brother3. pār, păris (matching)4. in comp. and superl.5. instar, indecl. neut. subs. (esp., but not always of comparison with some great object) • like (adj.): 1. sĭmĭlis, e (foll. by dat. or gen. or absol.): Ter.: Cic.: Liv. Prov.: as l. as two peas, non ovum tam s. ovo, Quint. 5, 11, 30: in sim. sense, lac lacti [non] magis est simile quam ille s. est mihi, Pl. Am. 2, 1, 57. Join: par similisque, Sall. Cat. 14. Comps. (1). assimilis (rare): Cic. N. D. 2., 55, init.: Ov. (2). consimilis (stronger than similis: every way l.): usu. with dat., Pl. Poen. 4, 2, 2: Cic.: also with gen., Cic. de Or. 1, 33, init. (causa cons. causarum earum...). (3). persimilis (very like): Cic. 2. gĕmĭnus (lit. twin brother: hence, closely resembling, like twins): foll. by dat., Cic. in Pis. 7, 16 (geminum consiliis Catilinae). Join: geminus et simillimus, Cic. Verr. 3, 66, extr. 3. pār, păris (matching): v. equal (I., 3). Phr.: to return l. for l., par (pro) pari referre, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 55; paria paribus respondere, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 19. 4. in comp. and superl.: prŏpior, proxĭmus: with dat.: more l. wickedness than religion., sceleri propius quam religioni, Cic. Verr. 4, 50., 112: with acc., Sall. Cat. 11, init. (vitium propius virtutem, a fault that "leaned to virtue's side"): esp. in superl.: fictions as much l. reality as possible, ficta veris proxima, cf. Hor. A. P. 338: Cic. 5. instar, indecl. neut. subs. (esp., but not always of comparison with some great object): a horse l. (huge as) a mountain, i. montis equus, Virg.: as it were l. the soul in the body, tanquam animi i. in corpore, Cic. Or. 14, 44: so, to show almost l. a point, quasi puncti i. obtinere, id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40. Phr.: to be l., *ad alicujus rei similitudinem accedere; sometimes., referre (v. to resemble): to make a thing l. something else, aliquid ad alicujus rei similitudinem efficere, Caes. B. C. 3, 48: in l. manner, similiter, Cic.: v. foll. art.
like (adv.) Copy link Outline 1. sĭmĭlĭter (in like manner2. rītu (abl. of ritus = according to the usual manner of3. instar (esp. when comparison is made with any large object)4. vĭcem, ad vĭcem, vĭce (= as if taking the place of5. ceu (esp. in similes) • like (adv.): 1. sĭmĭlĭter (in like manner: to be used with care): rarely foll. by dat.: they breed l. them and die l. them, s. his pariunt s.que pereunt, Plin. 11, 25, 30: oftener foll. by ut, atque (ac): cf. Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87, similiter facere eos ... ut si nautae certarent ..., they acted l. sailors, who should quarrel...: comp. id. N. D. 3, 3, fin., similiter facis ac si me roges.... 2. rītu (abl. of ritus = according to the usual manner of: with gen.): l. brutes they refer everything to enjoyment, pecudum r. omnia ad voluptatem referunt, Cic. Am. 9, 32: to sweep along l. a stream, fluminis r. ferri, Hor. Od. 3, 29., 34: Petr. So mŏdo: l. slaves, servorum modo, Liv. 39, 26, med.: l. a human being, humano m., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3., 9. Join: more modoque, Hor. Od. 4, 2, 27. 3. instar (esp. when comparison is made with any large object): the fences afforded shelter l. a wall, i. muri sepes munimenti praebebant, Caes. B. G. 2, 17: also ad instar, Just. 36, 3: Flor. 4. vĭcem, ad vĭcem, vĭce (= as if taking the place of: with gen.): to die in one's bed l. a Sardanapalus, Sardanapali vicem in lectulo mori, Cic. Att. 10, 8: Sall. fr.: to be tossed about l. sea-weed, algae vice jactari, Plin. 9, 45, 68: ad vicem, Gell. 5. ceu (esp. in similes): l. fire through pine-wood, ceu flamma per taedas (sc. equitat), Hor. Od. 4, 4, 43: Virg.: l. a criminal, ceu noxii solent, Suet. Vitell. 17. So are used sicut, veluti: v. as. Phr.: you act l. yourself, facis ut te decet, Ter. Andr. 2, 5, 10; facis nunc ut te facere aequum, Pl. Mil. 4, 2., 79.
like (v.) Copy link Outline I. To be fond of1. expr. by jŭvo, i, tum, 1 (to give pleasure to2. stŭdiōsus sum (with gen.)II. To be disposed for anything • like (v.): I. To be fond of: 1. expr. by jŭvo, i, tum, 1 (to give pleasure to: with acc. of Eng. subject): if you don't l. fables, si fabulae te [non] juvant, Phaedr. 4, 7, 22: cf. Hor. Od. 1, 1, init. 2. stŭdiōsus sum (with gen.): v. fond. Phr.: I don't l., nihil (nil) moror: foll. by acc. of object, Hor.: v. fond (I., extr.). See also to love. II. To be disposed for anything: if you l., si plăcet, lĭbet (with dat. of Eng. subject): to do what one l.s, id quod libet (alicui) facere, Cic. Quint. 30, 94; v. to please.
LIKE Copy link • LIKE 1. adj. Resembling, similis, consimilis, assimilis, opposed to dissimilis (with the genitive and dative, whether of internal or external resemblance; but with reference to internal resemblance, the genitive is most common; Vid: Zumpt, § 411): geminus (extremely like, quite a match). (The words are found in this connection and order.) similis et geminus: more like, propior (that comes nearer): very like, proximus (e.g., Deo proximus); exactly like, geminus et simillimus (in a thing, aliqua re); simillimus et maxime geminus: not like [Vid: UNLIKE]: to be like, similem esse (with a genitive or dative; Vid: above); ad similitudinem alicujus rei accedere (to come near; of things; for which we find, also, prope, propius (nearer), and proxime (nearest) accedere ad aliquid (generally); facie alicujus similem esse, os vultumque alicujus referre (in features, etc.); mores alicujus referre (in character): to make or render like, ad similitudinem rei fingere, effingere aliquid; assimilare aliquid in speciem alicujus rei (Tac., Germ., 9, 4): to become like a person in any respect, ex aliqua re similitudinem speciemque alicujus gerere: he looks very like his father, mira similitudine totum patrem exscripsit: as like as two peas, non ovum tam simile ovo, quam hic illi est (Vid: Quint., 5, 11, 30); or, ex puteo similior nunquam potest aqua aquae sumi, quam hic est atque iste (Plaut., Mil., 2, 6, 70); or, neque aqua aquae, lac est lacti usquam similius, quam hic illius est, illeque hujus (Plaut., Men., 5, 9, 30): he is no longer like himself, prorsus alius factus est ac fuit antea: that is like him, hoc dignum est illo, non abhorret ab ejus ingenio, non alienum est ab ejus moribus. Equal [Vid: EQUAL]. Likely, Vid: LIKELY. 2. s. par: to give like for like, par pari referre; reddere, referre; exsolvere vicem or vices: one who has not his like, cui nullum invenias parem; (vir) incomparabilis (Plin.). 3. adverb, In the same manner as, ut: sicut: velut [SYN. in AS]. To behave like a man, se virum praebere: virum inter viros esse (Cic.): to quit themselves like men, strenue pugnare: to bear pain like a man, dolorem ferre, ut vir (like a brave man). Probably, Vid: In “he was like to have been (drowned,” etc.), which Middleton uses without hesitation, turn it by “he was nearly,” etc. Vid: NEARLY. 4. v. TRANS., Have a liking for, amare: diligere: amplecti [Vid: FOND]. INTR., libet or collibet alicui (one has a desire or inclination): placet alicui (it pleases, one finds it good): juvat aliquem (it delights; all sometimes followed by an infinitive, placet also by ut): I liked it, mihi libitum, or collibitum, or placitum est: as much as one likes, quantum juvat, libet, libuerit, collibuerit: to do as anyone likes, animo suo morem gerere: if you (I, he, etc.) likes, si placet, libet, commodum est; cum, or quando, or dum commodum est: as you like, ut placet, libet, commodum est: if you like, quod commodo tuo fiat; nisi tibi molestum est: we may believe it or not, as we like, quam vera (res) sit, communis existimatio est (Liv.).