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like1
- pronunciation:
- laIk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, preposition, noun
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having the same form or characteristics.
- synonyms:
- alike, identical, same
- antonyms:
- dissimilar, unalike, unlike
- similar words:
- akin, comparable, equal, equivalent, kin, matching, parallel, similar, twin
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| definition 2: |
having close resemblance.
After hearing her story, I told her I had a like experience.- synonyms:
- comparable, correspondent, identical, similar
- antonyms:
- dissimilar, unlike
- similar words:
- alike, analogous, approximate, close, corresponding, kindred, matching, near, parallel, same
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| related words: |
mutual, uniform |
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition 1: |
the same as or similar to.
She is like her mother.- antonyms:
- unlike
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| definition 2: |
in the character of; in the same manner of.
She cooks like her mother.- similar words:
- after
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| definition 3: |
open to; wishing for or leaning toward.
I feel like going home.- similar words:
- disposed to, open to
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| definition 4: |
disposed or tending to; inclined to (usu. prec. by feel).
It feels like rain today.- similar words:
- disposed to, inclined to
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something or someone similar (usu. prec. by the).
cats and dogs and the like- synonyms:
- et cetera, genre, ilk, kind, manner, sort, type
- similar words:
- category, class, equivalent, stripe
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like or as?
Like is a preposition that means similar to. As is a preposition and a conjunction. When a preposition, it means in the position or function of. When a conjunction, it means in the same way that and is used to introduce a subject and verb. Compare: - He wants a car like the one in the advertisement.
- She works as an automobile mechanic.
- He bought a new car, as he said he would.
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