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liker
liker
See also: likér
English
Noun
liker (plural likers)
- One who likes.
Adjective
liker
- (archaic) comparative form of like: more like
- Richard Baxter
- We owe greater love to angels than to men, because they are better, nearer God, and liker to him, and more demonstrate his glory; and indeed also love us better, and do more for us than we can do for one another.
- Richard Baxter
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laj.ke/
Verb
liker
Conjugation
Je like
Tu likes
Il/Elle/On like
Nous likons
Vous likez
Ils/Elles likent
Conjugation of liker (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | liker | avoir liké | |||||
| gerund | en likant | en ayant liké | |||||
| present participle | likant /li.kɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | liké /li.ke/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | like /lik/ |
likes /lik/ |
like /lik/ |
likons /li.kɔ̃/ |
likez /li.ke/ |
likent /lik/ |
| imperfect | likais /li.kɛ/ |
likais /li.kɛ/ |
likait /li.kɛ/ |
likions /li.kjɔ̃/ |
likiez /li.kje/ |
likaient /li.kɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | likai /li.ke/ |
likas /li.ka/ |
lika /li.ka/ |
likâmes /li.kam/ |
likâtes /li.kat/ |
likèrent /li.kɛʁ/ |
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| future | likerai /li.kʁe/ |
likeras /li.kʁa/ |
likera /li.kʁa/ |
likerons /li.kʁɔ̃/ |
likerez /li.kʁe/ |
likeront /li.kʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | likerais /li.kʁɛ/ |
likerais /li.kʁɛ/ |
likerait /li.kʁɛ/ |
likerions /li.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
likeriez /li.kə.ʁje/ |
likeraient /li.kʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | like /lik/ |
likes /lik/ |
like /lik/ |
likions /li.kjɔ̃/ |
likiez /li.kje/ |
likent /lik/ |
| imperfect1 |
likasse /li.kas/ |
likasses /li.kas/ |
likât /li.ka/ |
likassions /li.ka.sjɔ̃/ |
likassiez /li.ka.sje/ |
likassent /li.kas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | like /lik/ |
— | likons /li.kɔ̃/ |
likez /li.ke/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.
Adjective
līker
Declension
Declension of līker (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līker | līk | līkt |
| accusative | līkan | līka | līkt |
| dative | līkum, -om | līkri, -re | līku, -o |
| genitive | līks | līkrar | līks |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | līkir, -e(r) | līkar | līk |
| accusative | līka | līkar | līk |
| dative | līkum, -om | līkum, -om | līkum, -om |
| genitive | līkra | līkra | līkra |
Declension of līker (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līki, -e | līka | līka |
| accusative | līka | līku, -o | līka |
| dative | līka | līku, -o | līka |
| genitive | līka | līku, -o | līka |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | līku, -o | līku, -o | līku, -o |
| accusative | līku, -o | līku, -o | līku, -o |
| dative | līku, -o | līku, -o | līku, -o |
| genitive | līku, -o | līku, -o | līku, -o |
Descendants
- Swedish: lik