in a manner like

  • 1Like — Like, adv. [AS. gel[=i]ce. See {Like}, a.] 1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him. [1913 Webster] He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25. [1913 Webster] Note: Like, as here used, is… …

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  • 2like so — informal in this manner. → like …

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  • 3like — Ⅰ. like [1] ► PREPOSITION 1) similar to. 2) in the manner of. 3) in a way appropriate to. 4) in this manner. 5) such as. 6) used to ask about someone s or something s characteristics …

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  • 4like so — like this/like so/spoken phrase used when showing someone exactly how to do something Enter your details here in this box, like so. Thesaurus: describing or relating to ways of doing thingshyponym systems and methods for doing thingssynonym …

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  • 5Manner — Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting… …

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  • 6like — like1 [līk] adj. [ME lik, aphetic for ilik < OE gelic, similar, equal, lit., of the same form or shape, akin to Ger gleich < PGmc * galīka < * ga , prefix of uncert. meaning + * līka, body, (ON līk, Goth leik, OE lic): for IE base see… …

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  • 7like this — like this/like so/spoken phrase used when showing someone exactly how to do something Enter your details here in this box, like so. Thesaurus: describing or relating to ways of doing thingshyponym systems and methods for doing thingssynonym …

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  • 8-like — [līk] [< LIKE1] suffix 1. forming adjectives like, characteristic of, suitable for [doglike, manlike, homelike] 2. forming adverbs in the manner of [coward like]: Words formed with like are sometimes hyphenated and are always hyphenated when… …

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  • 9like — [adj] similar according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, allying, analogous, approximating, approximative, close, coextensive, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, congeneric, congenerous, consistent, consonant,… …

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  • 10manner / manor —    Manner is a way of doing or behaving: Duane Pipes installed the plumbing in a workman like manner.    A manor is a house on an estate: The chauffeur drove slowly up to the manor …

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