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    like
    /lʌɪk/

    preposition

    • 1. having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to: "he used to have a car like mine" Similar similar tothe same asidentical toOpposite unlike
    • 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 "there was this funny smell—sort of dusty like"
    • 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?’"

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