Like
See also: like
English
Etymology
From the Dutch surname, probably a variant of Luik, a city in Belgium.
Proper noun
Like (plural Likes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Like is the 21878th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1187 individuals. Like is most common among White (81.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Like”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 437.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laɪ̯k/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Like m or n (strong, genitive Likes or Like, plural Likes)
- (Internet) like (individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet)
- 2017, “Meine Welt”, in Nichts war umsonst, performed by Prinz Pi:
- Ich trage meine Lieblingsnikes / Nach der Wäsche sind sie wieder weiß / Wie könnt' ich nicht zufrieden sein / Scheiß auf die Likes, nix geht über Familienzeit
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022 November 20, Johannes Drosdowski, “Twitter-Alternative Mastodon: Auf einem anderen Planeten”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Denn viele nutzen Twitter, um eine möglichst große Reichweite zu erlangen, viele Likes zu bekommen, oft retweetet zu werden.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Like [masculine // neuter, strong]