likear

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English like + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laikeˈaɾ/ [lai̯.keˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

likear (first-person singular present likeo, first-person singular preterite likeé, past participle likeado)

1. (Internet) to like

   Synonyms: dar like, dar me gusta

Conjugation

    Conjugation of likear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			likear
gerund			likeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		likeado		likeada
		plural		likeados		likeadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	likeo	likeastú likeásvos	likea	likeamos	likeáis	likean
	imperfect	likeaba	likeabas	likeaba	likeábamos	likeabais	likeaban
	preterite	likeé	likeaste	likeó	likeamos	likeasteis	likearon
	future	likearé	likearás	likeará	likearemos	likearéis	likearán
	conditional	likearía	likearías	likearía	likearíamos	likearíais	likearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	likee	likeestú likeésvos2	likee	likeemos	likeéis	likeen
	imperfect (ra)	likeara	likearas	likeara	likeáramos	likearais	likearan
	imperfect (se)	likease	likeases	likease	likeásemos	likeaseis	likeasen
	future1	likeare	likeares	likeare	likeáremos	likeareis	likearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		likeatú likeávos	likee	likeemos	likead	likeen
	negative		no likees	no likee	no likeemos	no likeéis	no likeen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• Diccionario de anglicismos del español estadounidense