I Laɪk Somebody/Something Preposition She's Wearing Dress Mine

• she's wearing a dress like mine.
• he's very like his father.
• she looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother.
• that sounds like (= i think i can hear) him coming now.

like

1. similar to somebody/something
• She's wearing a dress like mine.
• He's very like his father.
• She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother.
• That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now.
• It tastes rather like chicken.
2. used to ask somebody’s opinion of somebody/something
• What's it like studying in Spain?
• This new girlfriend of his—what's she like?
3. in the same way as somebody/something
• Students were angry at being treated like children.
• He ran like the wind (= very fast).
• You do it like this.
• I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press.
• Don't look at me like that.
• The candles are arranged like so (= in this way).

Extra Examples

• The dark wood shone like glass.
• Stop acting like a spoilt child.
4. for example
• anti-utopian novels like ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’
5. used to show what is usual or typical for somebody
• It's just like her to tell everyone about it.
6. used to give a number or an amount that is more accurate than one previously mentioned
• He believes the figure should be more like $10 million.
7. better; more acceptable
• This is more like it! Real food—not that canned muck.
8. used to give what you think is a better description of something
• Just talking? Arguing more like it.
9. used to say that somebody has done something annoying, silly, etc.
• Oh, what am I like? I just completely forgot it.

Word Origin

• preposition ,Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.