like it or not

adverb

Used to indicate that something is the case and cannot be altered even if the listener does not want it to be the case.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. informalUsed to indicate that something is the case and cannot be altered even if the listener does not want it to be the case.

    Like it or not, influencers’ TikTok dances are being woven into our cultural identities.

    2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026

Origin

Ellipsis of whether you like it or not.

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Translations

Arabic شَاءَ أَمْ أَبَى, شِئْنَا أَمْ أَبَيْنَا
  • شَاءَ أَمْ أَبَى (šāʔa ʔam ʔabā)Translations
  • شِئْنَا أَمْ أَبَيْنَا (šiʔnā ʔam ʔabaynā)Translations
  • شِئْتُم أَمْ أَبَيْتُمْ (šiʔtum ʔam ʔabaytum)Translations
Chinese Cantonese 你鍾唔鍾意都好 /你钟唔钟意都好
  • 你鍾唔鍾意都好 /你钟唔钟意都好 (nei⁵ zung¹ m⁴ zung¹ ji³ dou¹ hou²)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不管你喜不喜歡 /不管你喜不喜欢
  • 不管你喜不喜歡 /不管你喜不喜欢 (bùguǎn nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuān)Translations
Dutch of je het nu leuk vindt of niet
  • of je het nu leuk vindt of nietTranslations
Finnish pidät sitä tai et, haluatpa sitä tai et
  • pidät sitä tai etTranslations
  • haluatpa sitä tai etTranslations
  • pidit sitä tai etTranslations
  • halusitpa sitä tai etTranslations
French que tu le veuilles ou non, qu'on le veuille ou non
  • que tu le veuilles ou nonTranslations
  • qu'on le veuille ou nonTranslations
German ob es nun gefällt oder nicht
  • ob es nun gefällt oder nichtTranslations
Hungarian akár tetszik, akár nem
  • akár tetszik, akár nemTranslations
Icelandic nauðugur viljugur
  • nauðugur viljugurTranslations
Indonesian suka atau tidak
  • suka atau tidakTranslations
Irish más olc maith leat é
  • más olc maith leat éTranslations
Japanese 好むと好まざるとにかかわらず
  • 好むと好まざるとにかかわらず (konomu to konomazaru to ni kakawarazu)Translations
Korean 좋든 싫든 간에
  • 좋든 싫든 간에 (joteun silteun gane)Translations
Malay suka atau tidak, suka tak suka
  • suka atau tidakTranslations
  • suka tak sukaTranslations
Polish chcąc nie chcąc
  • chcąc nie chcącTranslations
Portuguese goste ou não
  • goste ou nãoTranslations
Russian нра́вится вам э́то и́ли нет
  • нра́вится вам э́то и́ли нет (nrávitsja vam éto íli net)Translations
Spanish guste o no, pese a quien pese
  • guste o noTranslations
  • pese a quien peseTranslations
  • mal que te peseTranslations
  • lo quieras o noTranslations
Swedish vare sig du vill eller inte
  • vare sig du vill eller inteTranslations
Tagalog sa gusto mo o hindi
  • sa gusto mo o hindiTranslations
Ukrainian подо́бається вам це чи ні
  • подо́бається вам це чи ні (podóbajetʹsja vam ce čy ni)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

like it or not. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20it%20or%20not

MLA

“like it or not.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20it%20or%20not. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like it or not,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20it%20or%20not.

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