talk like an apothecary
To prattle.
As to Clement of Alexandria, I shall pass him by, as he knew nothing about the matter. He talks like an apothecary on the subject; and when did ever an apothecary talk to any purpo
verb
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
I like reading books.
I very much like hamburgers.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favoured creature.
His countenance likes me not.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
And therefore it is the best way, if you like of it, to examine these taken from experiments touching the Earth, and then proceed to those of the other kind.
He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.
To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
I like to go to the dentist every six months.
She likes to keep herself physically fit.
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her.
― Enju: “Apparently when you like someone, you start talking like them.”
noun
Something that a person likes (prefers).
Tell me your likes and dislikes.
An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
Social media is supervisual, and there's nothing more shareable than images, so this is a way to increase shares and likes and follows.
Dress for myself, I don't dress for hype / I dress for myself, you dress for the likes
adj
Similar.
My partner and I have like minds.
The two cats were as like as though they had come from the same litter.
Likely; probable.
But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices.
Many were […] not easy to be govern'd, nor like to conform themselves to such strict rules.
inclined (to), prone (to).
He seems like to run from any semblance of hard work.