verb
Meaning 1
To be similar to (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They are like their parents in this respect.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
be like
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verb
Meaning 2
To be typical or characteristic of (someone or something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To say.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, Multicultural-London-English, US, idiomatic, informal
Examples
- If he’s like “I don’t want to”, then be like “Pretty please! – It means a lot to me”.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: be all, be all like
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To be as though.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: gelijk zijn — be similar to something
- Hungarian: olyan, mint — be similar to something
- Korean: 비슷하다 — be similar to something
- Korean: 닮다 (damda) — be similar to something
- Polish: być podobnym — be similar to something
- Spanish: ser como — be similar to something
- Hungarian: rávall — be typical or characteristic of
- Hungarian: jellemző — be typical or characteristic of
- Hungarian: tipikus — be typical or characteristic of
- Polish: być — be typical or characteristic of
- German: so (e.g. und dann er so ...) — say (informally) — see also say