likes

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of like.

   He likes long walks along the river after dinner.

   My grandmother likes her tea strong and slightly sweet.

   Note

   When an action follows it, the verb describes a habit or settled preference and accepts either an infinitive or an -ing form: she likes to swim, she likes swimming. Archaic writing reverses the roles and makes the thing that pleases the subject, so it likes me not means 'it does not please me.' Modern usage keeps the person who enjoys something as the subject.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of like.

   The post earned thousands of likes from followers around the world.

   He shared a long list of his likes during the interview.

   Note

   Three different nouns share this plural. A person's preferences live almost entirely in the plural. Approval votes on a post count up like any ordinary noun. The 'someone similar' sense survives mainly in the phrase the likes of, as in never seen the likes of him or the likes of Torres and Reina. That phrase can point to a type of person or simply name examples of one.

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