"like" meaning in Scots

See like in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|līcian|t=to be pleasing}} Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} like (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} like (not comparable)
  1. like Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-like-sco-adv-yrJkSCi8

Interjection

Etymology: From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|līcian|t=to be pleasing}} Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”) Head templates: {{head|sco|intj}} like
  1. (Southern Scots) Used to place emphasis upon a statement. Tags: Southern-Scots
    Sense id: en-like-sco-intj-O7-wHNZW Categories (other): Southern Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 20 45 20 0 14

Verb

Forms: likes [present, singular, third-person], likin [participle, present], likit [past], likit [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|līcian|t=to be pleasing}} Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|likes|present participle|likin|simple past|likit|past participle|likit|head=}} like (third-person singular simple present likes, present participle likin, simple past likit, past participle likit), {{sco-verb|likes|likin|likit|likit}} like (third-person singular simple present likes, present participle likin, simple past likit, past participle likit)
  1. To like.
    Sense id: en-like-sco-verb-D3QEeo8z
  2. To be hesitant to do something.
    Sense id: en-like-sco-verb-BKlOtK5J
  3. To love somebody or something.
    Sense id: en-like-sco-verb-l7pBSxL7

Inflected forms

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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
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      "form": "likes",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likit",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likit",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "verbs",
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        "4": "likes",
        "5": "present participle",
        "6": "likin",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "likit",
        "9": "past participle",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "like (third-person singular simple present likes, present participle likin, simple past likit, past participle likit)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "likes",
        "2": "likin",
        "3": "likit",
        "4": "likit"
      },
      "expansion": "like (third-person singular simple present likes, present participle likin, simple past likit, past participle likit)",
      "name": "sco-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To like."
      ],
      "id": "en-like-sco-verb-D3QEeo8z",
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm not certain I would like to.",
          "text": "I dinna like.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be hesitant to do something."
      ],
      "id": "en-like-sco-verb-BKlOtK5J",
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To love somebody or something."
      ],
      "id": "en-like-sco-verb-l7pBSxL7",
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
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        "2": "adverb",
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        "cat2": "uncomparable adverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "like (not comparable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "like (not comparable)",
      "name": "sco-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "id": "en-like-sco-adv-yrJkSCi8",
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        [
          "like",
          "like#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "līcian",
        "t": "to be pleasing"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "like",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern Scots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 45 20 0 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "We like, just now saw it.",
          "text": "Oo jist saw it the now, like.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to place emphasis upon a statement."
      ],
      "id": "en-like-sco-intj-O7-wHNZW",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Scots) Used to place emphasis upon a statement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Scots"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots interjections",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots uncomparable adverbs",
    "Scots verbs"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "likes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likit",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likit",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "likin",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "likit",
        "9": "past participle",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "likes",
        "2": "likin",
        "3": "likit",
        "4": "likit"
      },
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      "name": "sco-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "To like."
      ],
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Scots terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I'm not certain I would like to.",
          "text": "I dinna like.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To be hesitant to do something."
      ],
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        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To love somebody or something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots interjections",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots uncomparable adverbs",
    "Scots verbs"
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "līcian",
        "t": "to be pleasing"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "like (not comparable)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
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          "like",
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}

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    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Scots adverbs",
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots interjections",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots uncomparable adverbs",
    "Scots verbs"
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English līcian (“to be pleasing”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "sco",
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        "Scots terms with usage examples",
        "Southern Scots"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "We like, just now saw it.",
          "text": "Oo jist saw it the now, like.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to place emphasis upon a statement."
      ],
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        "(Southern Scots) Used to place emphasis upon a statement."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like"
}

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