adj
Meaning 1
Gay; homosexual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: that way
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
like that
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning 2
Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality
In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: adverbial
Examples
- We don't talk like that around here.
- I can't believe anyone past the age of six would behave like that in public.
- It happened just like that.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: like so, that way
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 3
Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality
Of the same, a similar, that particular kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: adjectival
Examples
- We don't say stuff like that around here.
- I've never seen anything like that in my life. Folks like that I just can’t stand.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: such, of the/that kind, of the/that sort, of the like, of that ilk.
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 4
Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality
Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a resemblance to something, reinforcing a previous instance of the preposition like (or a similar term).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, Singlish
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 5
suddenly; unexpectedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: adverbial
Examples
- Near-synonym: out of nowhere
- He was playing in the yard and, then, like that, he was gone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: just like that, bam, wham, all of a sudden, out of nowhere
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 6
Used to indicate agreement with another speaker's statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "And then the truck turned, the box fell out the back, and the truck just kept going." / "Yeah, like that."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: what he said
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: هَٰكَذَا (hākaḏā) — in that particular manner
- Arabic: كَذَا (kaḏā) — in that particular manner
- Arabic: كَذَٰلِكَ (kaḏālika) — in that particular manner
- Arabic: هكدا (hākda) — in that particular manner
- Arabic: هكا (hākka) — in that particular manner
- Tunisian Arabic: هكا (hākka) — in that particular manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 這樣 /这样 (zhèyàng) — in that particular manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 如此 (rúcǐ) — in that particular manner
- Danish: sådan — in that particular manner
- Esperanto: tiel — in that particular manner
- Finnish: noin — in that particular manner
- Finnish: tuolla tavalla — in that particular manner
- French: comme ça (comme cela) — in that particular manner
- French: comme ceci — in that particular manner
- French: ainsi — in that particular manner
- German: so — in that particular manner
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa) — in that particular manner
- Greek: έτσι (étsi) — in that particular manner
- Gujarati: તેમ (tem) — in that particular manner
- Gujarati: એમ (ema) — in that particular manner
- Hungarian: így — in that particular manner
- Hungarian: úgy — in that particular manner
- Indonesian: begitu — in that particular manner
- Irish: ar an aiste sin — in that particular manner
- Isan: จั่งซั่น (jàng-sân) — in that particular manner
- Italian: così — in that particular manner
- Korean: 그렇게 (geureoke) — in that particular manner
- Latin: sīc — in that particular manner
- Malay: begitu — in that particular manner
- Malayalam: അതുപോലെ (atupōle) — in that particular manner
- Eastern Mari: саде семын (sade semyn) — in that particular manner
- Khiamniungan Naga: tèilīh — in that particular manner
- Navajo: éigi ʼátʼéego — in that particular manner
- Norwegian: slik — in that particular manner
- Norwegian: sånn — in that particular manner
- Polish: tak — in that particular manner
- Polish: w ten sposób — in that particular manner
- Polish: w taki sposób — in that particular manner
- Portuguese: assim — in that particular manner
- Russian: так (tak) — in that particular manner
- Russian: таки́м о́бразом (takím óbrazom) — in that particular manner
- Sanskrit: यथा (yathā) — in that particular manner
- Sanskrit: एवम् (evam) — in that particular manner
- Spanish: así — in that particular manner
- Tagalog: ganoon — in that particular manner
- Thai: อย่างนั้น (yàang-nán) — in that particular manner
- Thai: ยังงั้น (yang-ngán) — in that particular manner
- Thai: งั้น (ngán) — in that particular manner
- French: du genre, de ce genre — of that particular type
- French: de tel — of that particular type
- French: comme celui-ci/celui-là — of that particular type
- French: comme ça — of that particular type
- Greek: τέτοιο (tétoio) — of that particular type
- Khiamniungan Naga: tèilīh — of that particular type
- Norwegian: sånn — of that particular type
- Norwegian: slik — of that particular type
- Finnish: yhtäkkiä — quickly; unexpectedly
- Hungarian: csak úgy — quickly; unexpectedly
- Hungarian: egyszer csak — quickly; unexpectedly
- Hungarian: egyszerre csak — quickly; unexpectedly
- Norwegian Bokmål: plutselig — quickly; unexpectedly
- Norwegian Nynorsk: plutseleg — quickly; unexpectedly
- Russian: про́сто та́к (prósto ták) — quickly; unexpectedly
- Esperanto: tiel — used to indicate agreement
- Finnish: niin — used to indicate agreement
- Finnish: juuri niin — used to indicate agreement
- Russian: так (tak) — used to indicate agreement