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- pronunciation:
- laIk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, preposition, noun, conjunction
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Note
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having the same form or characteristics.
The test requires the child to pick out pairs of like images from a set of images.- 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 in the way she gestures when she speaks.This material feels like cotton.- 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; in the mood for; desirous of.
I'm tired and I feel like going home now.I don't really feel like cooking tonight--why don't we order a pizza?- similar words:
- disposed to, open to
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| definition 4: |
disposed or inclined to.
It looks like rain today.- similar words:
- disposed to, inclined to
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noun |
| definition: |
something or someone similar (usu. prec. by "the").
Lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and the like are classified as arthropods.- similar words:
- category, class, equivalent, et cetera, genre, ilk, kind, sort, stripe, type
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conjunction |
| definition 1: |
the way someone or something would be if; as if.
Something must have really scared him because he looked like he'd seen a ghost.She seemed like she was happy about it, but now I'm not sure.This cake tastes like it has lemon in it.You sound like you have a cold.I felt like I was going crazy. |
| definition 2: |
in the same way that; as.
He acts exactly like his father acts when he's angry.She thinks like everybody else thinks. |
| definition 3: |
such as.
She was wearing shoes like a dancer wears. |
| definition 4: |
in the manner that.
I played it like she asked me to play it. |
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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