like
- particle
- /laɪk/
- UK
- Just, I just, and he was like, cool.
And then it's the case of like switching off.
- And then it's the case of like switching off.
- But, you know, it's like it's us or them.
- I just know that like, like life isn't OK.
- Just, I just, and he was like, cool.
- I heard that like people get like their skin clears up.
- Like would you go stale and rigid and like so?
- Like the people just like like I don't like it.
- Like I love the look of like fake sheep stuff.
- I think that's the first time I was like, what?
- It's like it's, it's like trying to be.
- But other than that, like no pain at all.
- So I couldn't be like, oh, you know, Doug.
- So can you explain like chain of thought?
- I really mean that like we're at that point.
Examples
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I'll go back to bed at like noon or one.
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But, you know, it's like it's us or them.
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Like I feel like it's good for like going out.
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We're going to go from like here to there.
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You can see it all, like on your head.
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But other than that, like no pain at all.
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So this guy is in here like this?
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That sounds super lush like that sounds so good.
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I heard that like people get like their skin clears up.
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He was like, "I can't believe this is happening!"
Synonyms
To say something new or surprising to get someone's attention
As a way of saying something that is not exactly true
To show that a phrase is not meant exactly but is a common way to say something
To say the same thing using different words
Idioms
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a way that shows great skill, confidence, and keeps trying when things are hard
- Informal
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
- Specialized
Symptoms like those of dengue fever, such as high fever, rash and muscle pain
- Specialized
Having parts that work like breathing organs to let a creature take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
- Informal
A very strong angry feeling that makes someone act violently and destroy things
Surface Forms
Etymology
Like used as a short speech marker is a recent, spoken use that grew from people saying be like to mean 'say' or 'seem' in casual talk. A helpful way to remember it is that this like signals reported words or a softened thought in speech.