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- DictionaryLike/līk/
preposition
- 1. having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to: "they were like brothers"
- 2. used to draw attention to the nature of an action or event: "I apologize for coming over unannounced like this"
conjunction
- 1. in the same way that; as: "people who change countries like they change clothes"
- 2. as though; as if: "I felt like I'd been kicked by a camel"
noun
- 1. used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another: "the quotations could be arranged to put like with like"
adjective
- 1. (of a person or thing) having similar qualities or characteristics to another person or thing: "I responded in like manner"
adverb
- 1. used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression just used: informal "I was, like, so hyped up I couldn't go to sleep"
- 2. used to convey a person's reported attitude or feelings in the form of direct speech (whether or not representing an actual quotation): informal "so she comes into the room and she's like “Where is everybody?”"
1 day ago · like preposition and conjunction uses. (laɪk , laɪk ) 1. preposition. If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas. Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters.
1 day ago · You can use like in expressions such as like attracts like, when you are referring to two or more people or things that have the same or similar characteristics. You have to make sure you're comparing like with like. 2. plural noun. Someone's likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant.
adjective. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination. “suits of like design”. “a limited circle of like minds”. “members of the cat family have like dispositions”. “as like as two peas in a pod”. synonyms: similar. like-minded. of the same turn of mind.
LIKE meaning: 1. similar to or in the same way as someone or something: 2. something you say when you want…. Learn more.
Like definition: of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.. See examples of LIKE used in a sentence.
Definition of like verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English like1 /laɪk/ S1 W1 preposition 1 similar similar to something else, or happening in the same way Her hair is dark brown like mine. A club should be like a big family. He eats like a pig! look/sound/feel/taste/seem like The garden looked like a jungle. At last he felt like a real soldier.
