- pronunciation:
- laIk
- parts of speech:
- preposition, adjective, conjunction
- phrases:
- feel like
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition 1: |
If you are like your mother, it means that you are the same as your mother in some ways. If your house is like your neighbor's house, then the two houses are the same in some ways.
Jordan is like his older brother. They both have fun spending time with friends, and they both play a lot of sports. Their little brother is not like them. He is shy, and he enjoys reading by himself.- antonyms:
- unlike
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| definition 2: |
If you do something like someone else, you do it in a similar way to them. If you laugh like your father, it means that you laugh the same way as your father.
In Tina's ballet class, she tried very hard to move just like her teacher.I hope I can cook like my mom some day.- similar words:
- after
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
"Like" means "very similar." If you and a friend have like experiences, you have had experiences that are very similar.
Alana and Jasmin had like reactions to the movie. They both hated it.- synonyms:
- identical, similar
- antonyms:
- unlike
- similar words:
- alike, close, matching, near, parallel, same
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| related words: |
uniform |
| phrase: |
feel like |
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| part of speech: |
conjunction |
| definition: |
"Like" means "as if." If someone looks like they are tired, they look the way they would look if they were tired. They might really be tired or not. If a cookie tastes like it has lemon in it, it tastes the way it would taste if there were lemon in it. It might really have lemon in it or not.
Elinor seemed like she was happy, but now I'm not sure if she really was.The teacher sounded like she had a cold. Her voice was different from usual.I was going to ask my brother for a favor, but he looked like he was too busy to help me. |
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.