had like see under like¹

had rather

Would prefer

have at

1. (let me) attack
2. Here goes

have done see under do¹

have had it (informal)

1. To be ruined
2. To have missed one's opportunities
3. To be doomed, beyond hope
4. To have been killed
5. (also have had that) not to be going to get or do (something)

have it

1. To prevail
2. To exceed in any way
3. To get punishment, unpleasant consequences

have it away (slang)

1. To escape
2. To have sexual intercourse (with)

have it coming (to one) (informal)

To deserve the bad luck, punishment, etc that one is getting or will get

have it in for (someone) (informal)

To have a grudge against (someone)

have it in one

To have the courage or ability within oneself (to do something)

have it off or away (with) (vulgar sl)

To have sexual intercourse (with)

have it out

To discuss a point of contention, etc explicitly and exhaustively

have on

1. To wear
2. To take in, hoax, chaff
3. To have as an engagement or appointment

have to

To be obliged to

have to be (informal)

To surely be

have to do with see under do¹

have up

To call to account (before a court of justice, etc)

have what it takes

To have the necessary qualities or capabilities (to do something)

have with you (archaic)

I am ready to go with you

I have it

I have found the answer (to a problem, etc)

let (someone) have it

To attack (someone) with words, blows, etc

not be having any (of that)

To be unwilling to accept, tolerate, etc the thing proposed or mentioned

like¹ /līk/

adjective

1. Identical, equal, or nearly equal in any respect
2. Similar, resembling
3. Suiting, befitting
4. Characteristic of
5. Used in requesting a description, as in what is it like?
6. Used in combination to form adjectives from nouns, with the force ‘resembling’, ‘suitable to’, ‘typical of’, eg catlike, lady-like
7. Used in combination to form adjectives and adverbs from adjectives, with the force ‘somewhat’, ‘kind of’, eg stupid-like (informal)
8. Inclined, likely or probable (dialect)

noun

1. One of the same kind
2. The same thing
3. An exact resemblance

adverb

1. In the same manner
2. Probably (dialect)
3. As it were (dialect)
4. As if about (dialect)
5. Nearly (informal)
6. To some extent (dialect)
7. Sometimes used meaninglessly (dialect)

conjunction (Shakespeare; another reading as; now non-standard)

1. As
2. As if

preposition

1. In the same manner as
2. To the same extent as
3. Such as

transitive verb (Shakespeare)

To compare or liken

intransitive verb (obsolete)

To be or seem likely (to), come near (to)

likeˈlihood noun

1. Probability
2. Promise of success or of future excellence
3. Similitude (obsolete)
4. Semblance (obsolete)
5. Resemblance (obsolete)

likeˈliness noun

1. Likelihood
2. Likeness (Spenser)

likeˈly adjective

1. Like the thing required
2. Promising
3. Probable
4. Credible
5. Similar (Spenser)
6. Pleasing (dialect)
7. Comely (dialect)

adverb (informal)

Probably

likˈen transitive verb

1. To represent as like or similar
2. To compare

likeˈness noun

1. A resemblance
2. Semblance
3. Guise
4. A person who or thing which has a resemblance
5. A portrait

likeˈwise adverb

1. In the same or similar manner
2. Moreover
3. Too, also

likeˈ-mindˈed adjective

Having similar opinions, values, etc

likeˈ-mindˈedness noun

as likely as not

Probably

compare like with like

To compare only such things as are genuinely comparable

feel like

1. To be disposed or inclined towards
2. Used in requesting a description, as in what does it feel like?

had like (archaic)

Was likely, came near to

look like

1. To show a probability of
2. To appear similar to
3. Used in requesting a description, as in what does it look like?

not likely (informal)

Absolutely not

something like (a)

1. A fine specimen, a model of what the thing should be
2. Around, approximately

such like

Of that kind, similar

the like (informal)

Similar things

the likes of

People such as