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Like
lʌɪk
- having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to
"he used to have a car like mine"
similar to the same as identical to- in the manner of; in the same way or to the same degree as
"he was screaming like a banshee"
- in a way appropriate to
"students were angry at being treated like children"
- such as one might expect from; characteristic of
"just like you to put a damper on people's enjoyment"
- used in questions to ask about the characteristics or nature of someone or something
"what is it like to be a tuna fisherman?"
- used to draw attention to the nature of an action or event
"I apologize for coming over unannounced like this"
- such as; for example
"the cautionary vision of works like Animal Farm and 1984"
- in the same way that; as
"people who change countries like they change clothes"
- as though; as if
"I felt like I'd been kicked by a camel"
- used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another
"the quotations could be arranged to put like with like"
- a thing or things of the same kind (often used to express surprise or for emphasis)
"did you ever hear the like?"
- (of a person or thing) having similar qualities or characteristics to another person or thing
"I responded in like manner"
similar much the same more or less the same not unlike comparable corresponding correspondent resembling alike approximating analogous parallel equivalent cognate related of a kind akin kindred- (of a portrait or other image) having a faithful resemblance to the original
"‘Who painted the dog's picture? It's very like.’"
- used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression just used
"there was this funny smell—sort of dusty like"
- used to convey a person's reported attitude or feelings in the form of direct speech (whether or not representing an actual quotation)
"so she comes into the room and she's like ‘Where is everybody?’"
- in the manner of
"like as a ship with dreadful storm long tossed"