"likes" meaning in English

See likes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-likes.wav
Rhymes: -aɪks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} likes
  1. plural of like Tags: form-of, plural Form of: like
    Sense id: en-likes-en-noun-cx8dUbtg

Verb

IPA: /laɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-likes.wav
Rhymes: -aɪks Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} likes
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of like Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: like
    Sense id: en-likes-en-verb-tF6vQv61 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Alternative forms

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