Editing Like (section)

=== As a verb ===
As a [[verb]], ''like'' generally refers to a fondness for something or someone.<ref name="cambridge"/>

* I ''like'' riding my bicycle.

''Like'' can be used to express a feeling of [[Interpersonal attraction|attraction]] between two people that is weaker than [[love]]. It does not necessarily imply a romantic attraction.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seltzer |first1=Leon F |title='I Have Feelings for You,' Its Eight Different Meanings |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201703/i-have-feelings-you-its-eight-different-meanings |website=[[Psychology Today]] |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=March 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tigar |first1=Lindsay |title=How to Say 'I Like You' When You're Not Ready for 'I Love You' |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/134128-how-to-say-i-like-you-when-youre-not-ready-for-i-love-you |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=May 5, 2020 |date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Example:

* Marc ''likes'' Denise.
* I've taken a ''liking'' to our new neighbors.

''Like'' can also be used to indicate a wish for something in a polite manner.<ref name="cambridge"/> Example:

* Would you like a cup of coffee?

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