like

preposition, conjunction (SIMILAR TO)

/laɪk/

Definition

A2 similar to; in the same way or manner as: He looks like his brother. She's very much like her mother (= she is similar in appearance or character). Is Japanese food like Chinese? I've got a sweater just like that. Her hair was so soft it was like silk. You're acting like a complete idiot! She sings like an angel! Like I said (= as I have already said), I don't wear perfume. Like most people (= as most people would), I'd prefer to have enough money not to work. It feels/seems like (= it seems to me) ages since we last spoke. There's nothing like a good cup of coffee (= it's better than anything)!Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities

(Definition of like prepositionconjunction (SIMILAR TO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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