n="justify">) what are you like! BrE spoken informal used in a joking, friendly way, when you are surprised by what someone has just said or done:
В«I think she sa lovely lady.В» В«What are you like!В» [11; 936]
Like as verb.
1) Think sth is nice to enjoy sth or think that it is nice or good:
I like your jacket [11; 936]. do you like living in London? [11; 936]
) Like a person to think that someone is nice or enjoy being with them:
You ll like my brother [11; 936].
) Approve of sth to approve of something and think that it is good or right:
I don t like the way he shouts at the children [11; 936].
) Do sth regularly to try to do sth regularly or make sth happen regularly: like to do sth: like to get up early and get a bit of work done before breakfast [11; 936]. sb to do sth: like our students to take part in college sports activities [11; 936].
Like as a noun.
1) sb s likes and dislikes - the things that someone likes and does not like: all have our own likes and dislikes when it comes to food [11; 936 ].
) and the like/and such like and similar things:, policemen, and the like were all called in to help with the emergency [11; 936].
) the likes of sb/sm - spoken) used to talk about someone you do not like or do not approve of: don t want you spending time with the likes of him [11; 936].) used to talk about people of a particular type: is collected through the likes of the FBI, CIA, and Scotland Yard [11; 936].
) the like of sb/sth also sth s like - formal something similar to someone or a particular person or thing, or of equal importance or value: will be a show the like of which has never been seen before [11; 936].
Like as adverb.
1) used in speech to fill a pause while you are thinking what to say next: water was, like, really cold [11; 936]. was just, like, standing there [11; 936 ].
) I m/he s/she s like ...) used to tell the exact words someone used: asked Dave if he wanted to go, and he s like, no way! [11; 936]) used to describe an event, feeling, or person, when it is difficult to describe or when you use a noise instead of words: was like, huh? (= She did not understand) [11; 936].
) as like as not/like enough
