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lot of linguists have studied peculiarities of usage the word like. According to their investigation this word has different meaning. In general like is used for:
Comparisons and to confer certain properties onto an object;
Expressing affinity, affection or another similar concept.can act as different parts of speech:
Like as preposition.
According to Longman dictionary of contemporary English, like is:
) SIMILAR for something else, or happening in the same way: hair is dark brown like mine [11; 936]. club should be like a big family [11; 936].
) what is sb/sth like? Spoken when asking someone to describe or give their opinion of a person or thing: s their house like inside? [11; 936]. Are Dan s parents like? [11; 936].
) Example: like glass, paper, and plastic can all be recycled [11; 936].
) Typical of a particular person: be like sb to do sth: s not like Steven to be late [11; 936].
) like this/that/so - spoken used when you are showing someone how to do something: have to fold the corners back, like so [11; 936].
) just like that informal if you do something just like that, you do it without thinking about it or planning it carefully: can t give up your job just like that ! [11; 936]
) something like not much more or less than a particular amount: machinery alone will cost something like thirty thousand pounds [11; 936].
) nothing like BrE not at all: years ago travel was nothing like as easy as it is now [11; 936]. will be nothing like enough money [11; 936].
) there s nothing like - used to say that a particular thing is very enjoyable: s nothing like a nice cup of tea [11; 936].
) more like - used when giving an amount or number that you think is closer to being right than one that has been mentioned: builder s say they ll be finished in three months, but I think it ll be more like six [11; 936].
) that s more like it - spoken used to say that sth is better, more correct, or more enjoyable than something else: gives us a total of 52 - that s more like it [11; 936].
) more like it - BrE spoken used when you want to change something that has been said, to make it more true:
В«Poor DavidВ», she said. В»Poor Harriet, more like it!В» [11; 936].
