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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•like /əˈlaɪk/USA pronunciation adv. - in the same manner;
equally:to treat all customers alike. - similar or comparable:Not all people are alike.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•like (ə līk′),USA pronunciation adv. - in the same manner or form;
similarly:They treated all customers alike. - to the same degree;
equally:All three were guilty alike. adj. - having resemblance or similarity;
having or showing no marked or important difference:He thinks all politicians are alike.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ālīkr, cognate with Old English onlīc, Old High German analīh; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English gelīc, cognate with Old Saxon gilīk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse (g)līkr; see like1
- Middle English alyke bef. 950
a•like′ness, n. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged similar, akin.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged differently.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alike /əˈlaɪk/ adj (postpositive)- possessing the same or similar characteristics: they all look alike to me
adv - in the same or a similar manner, way, or degree: they walk alike
Etymology: Old English gelīc; see like1 |