like

Naija

Alternative forms

• laik

Etymology

From: English like.

Pronunciation1

• láìk

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Pronunciation2

• làìk

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Adjective

• Make someting be like anoder ting.

1. • Den, at di same time, I go dey bring you into wetin we dey call di billionaire school wey be sey de dey bring like minds together, teach you how to do business  — (NST_cleaned__36687, Then at the same time, I'll bring you into what is called the millionaire school where we bring like minds together, and teach you how to do business idea.)
   • E no mean sey because your papa marry plenty plenty wife you must do like am.  — (NSC_2021, Because your father married plenty wives doesn't mean that you should.)

Translations

English: like

Preposition

• As someting dey be.

1. • Mgbo no dey like dat before.  — (ONI_25_Nigeria-Don-Wowo_DG__11, Mgbo was not like that before.)
   • Ehn she go don born, she go don born like, like three sha.  — (IBA_10_Recession_DG__156, Yes ! She should have given birth... she should have giving birth to about three kids indeed)

Related forms

• like sey

Translations

• English: as

Transitive Verb

• Make someting sweet person belle.

1. • I like am.  — (IBA_14_Bukky-And-Ope_DG__82, I like it.)
   • Who like you,  — (LAG_22_I-Senior-You_DG__179, Who like you ?)
   • I go, I go do anyting wey I like.  — (JOS_30_Northern-Skirmishes_DG__280, I will... I will do anything that I like.)

Synonyms

sweet belle, love

Translations

• English: Like