ALIKE


Meaning of ALIKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əlaɪk ]

1.

If two or more things are alike , they are similar in some way.

We looked very alike.

≠ different

ADJ : v-link ADJ

2.

Alike means in a similar way.

...their assumption that all men and women think alike.

≠ differently

ADV : ADV after v

3.

You use alike after mentioning two or more people, groups, or things in order to emphasize that you are referring to both or all of them.

The techniques are being applied almost everywhere by big and small firms alike.

= equally

ADV : n and n ADV [ emphasis ]

4.

see also lookalike

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