英和和英

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/

動詞

like like (三人称単数 現在形 like likes, 現在分詞 like liking, 過去形および過去分詞形 like liked)

1. (slang, transitive) To fancy; to be attracted to.

   Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her?

   • 2008, Meg Cabot, How to Be Popular, page 131:

     i seriously think he likes me. Like, LIKE likes me. Did you see how he let me draw all over his shoes today during the convocation? Oh my God. What a mess. Because of course there was NO WAY Jason LIKE liked Becca.

   • 2009, Laura Fitzgerald, One True Theory of Love:

     “I mean, he like likes her. Like, he likes her.” […] / “That's different than like-liking her. Are you saying you have other feelings for her?” Henry sighed.

   • 2010, Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like:

     “Yeah, you know, like liked,” said Cass, automatically raising her eyebrows to make the point, even though the Jester couldn't see them. / […] / “Like liked? What does that mean—that I like her twice? But I don't like her even once—I loathe her thrice!” protested the Jester.

使用する際の注意点

• Used by children and teenagers to distinguish between liking someone as a friend and fancying them; it's far less blunt than simply saying "fancy".
• Generally used as part of a question (または in the answer to the question), and usually in comparison to "like".