like

• person or thing which is similar or comparable; kind, type; things which are preferred or liked
enjoy; be fond of; be attracted to; want; prefer
having similar characteristics; alike, having a resemblance to; characteristic of
nearly, approximately; probably (slang); as if, such (slang)
similar to, resembling; in a similar way, characteristic of; inclined to, tending to; for example
similar to, very closely resembling; as if
-like is added to nouns to form adjectives that describe something as being similar to the thing referred to by the noun.
if one person or thing is like another, they have similar characteristics or behave in similar ways.
if you ask someone what something is like, you are asking them to describe it.
like can introduce an example of the thing that you have just mentioned.
you can use like to say that someone is in the same situation as another person.
if you say that something is like you remembered it or like you imagined it, you mean that it is the way you remembered or imagined it; an informal use.
if you like something, you find it pleasant or attractive, or you approve of it.
if you say that you would like something or would like to do something, you are expressing a wish or desire.
see also liking.
you say `if you like' when you are offering to do something for someone.
you say `and the like' to indicate there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.
you say `like this', `like that', or `like so' when you are showing someone how something is done.
you can sometimes use nothing like instead of `not' when you want to emphasize a negative statement.
you use something like to indicate that a number or quantity is an estimate, not an exact figure.