alike

alike
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adj.
VERBS
be, look, seem
ADVERB
remarkably, very, very much
exactly

Though Pedro and Paulo look exactly alike, they act differently.

PREPOSITION
in

The two towns are very much alike in size and population.

{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}
adv.
Alike is used with these verbs: ↑dress

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  • alike — alike·ness; un·alike; sound·alike; alike; …   English syllables

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  • alike — [adj] similar akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy*, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable …   New thesaurus

  • Alike — A*like ([.a]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[=i]c, gel[=i]c; pref. [=a] + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] [1913 Webster] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alike — A*like , adv. [AS. gel[=i]ce, onl[=i]ce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • alike — I adjective accordant, akin, allied, analogous, cognate, comparable, copied, correspondent, corresponding, duplicate, equable, equal, equivalent, even, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, kindred, matched, mated, parallel, resemblant,… …   Law dictionary

  • alike — (adj.) c.1300, aliche, from O.E. gelic and/or onlice similar, from P.Gmc. *galikam associated form (Cf. O.Fris. gelik, Ger. gleich, Goth. galeiks, O.N. glikr; see LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • alike — *like, similar, analogous, comparable, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, selfsame, equivalent, identical Antonyms: different Contrasted words: *distinct, separate: *different, divergent, diverse, disparate, various …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • alike — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ similar. ► ADVERB ▪ in a similar way. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • alike — [ə līk′] adj. [ME olike < OE gelic, onlike & ON (g)likr, alikr < PGmc * galik < * ga (< IE * ge , perfective prefix) + * lik : see LIKE1] like one another; showing resemblance; similar: usually used in the predicate adv. 1. in the… …   English World dictionary

  • alike — [[t]əla͟ɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way. We looked very alike. Ant: different 2) ADV GRADED: ADV after v Alike means in a similar way. They even dressed alike. ...their assumption… …   English dictionary

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