- pronunciation:
- laIk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, preposition
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having close resemblance.
After hearing her story, he told of a like experience while travelling in Spain.- synonyms:
- identical, similar
- antonyms:
- unlike
- similar words:
- alike, close, 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.
He is like his father.- antonyms:
- unlike
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| definition 2: |
in the character of; in the same manner of.
She runs 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 to; inclined to.
It feels like rain today.- similar words:
- disposed to, inclined to
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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.