"as you like" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

  1. Expressing unenthusiastic consent. Synonyms: as you wish Translations (unenthusiastic consent): كَمَا تُرِيدُ (kamā turīdu) (Arabic), زي ما تبغى (zayy mā tibḡa) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), どうぞお好きな様に (dōzo o-suki-na yōni) (alt: どうぞおすきなように) [formal] (Japanese), どうぞご勝手に (dōzo go-katte-ni) (english: politely) (alt: どうぞごかってに) (Japanese), 好きにすれば (suki-ni sureba) (english: arrogantly) (alt: すきにすれば) (Japanese), como quieras (Spanish), كِيف مَا تحِبّ (kīf mə tḥebb) (Tunisian Arabic)
    Sense id: en-as_you_like-en-intj-6we~6Vfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tunisian Arabic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Tunisian Arabic translations: 79 21

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. (colloquial) To any extent or degree. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: as you please
    Sense id: en-as_you_like-en-prep_phrase-GJrpMVIN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
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          "roman": "kamā turīdu",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
          "word": "كَمَا تُرِيدُ"
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          "code": "acw",
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          "roman": "zayy mā tibḡa",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
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          "word": "زي ما تبغى"
        },
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          "code": "aeb",
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          "roman": "kīf mə tḥebb",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
          "word": "كِيف مَا تحِبّ"
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          "alt": "どうぞおすきなように",
          "code": "ja",
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          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "dōzo o-suki-na yōni",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
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          "word": "どうぞお好きな様に"
        },
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          "alt": "どうぞごかってに",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "politely",
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          "roman": "dōzo go-katte-ni",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
          "translation": "politely",
          "word": "どうぞご勝手に"
        },
        {
          "alt": "すきにすれば",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "arrogantly",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "suki-ni sureba",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
          "translation": "arrogantly",
          "word": "好きにすれば"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
          "word": "como quieras"
        }
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "kamā turīdu",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
      "word": "كَمَا تُرِيدُ"
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      "code": "acw",
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      "word": "زي ما تبغى"
    },
    {
      "code": "aeb",
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      "lang_code": "aeb",
      "roman": "kīf mə tḥebb",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
      "word": "كِيف مَا تحِبّ"
    },
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      "alt": "どうぞおすきなように",
      "code": "ja",
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      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "dōzo o-suki-na yōni",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
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        "formal"
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      "word": "どうぞお好きな様に"
    },
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      "alt": "どうぞごかってに",
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      "english": "politely",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "dōzo go-katte-ni",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
      "translation": "politely",
      "word": "どうぞご勝手に"
    },
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      "alt": "すきにすれば",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "arrogantly",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "suki-ni sureba",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
      "translation": "arrogantly",
      "word": "好きにすれば"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "unenthusiastic consent",
      "word": "como quieras"
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        "To any extent or degree."
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