Difference between revisions of "Like"

<p> LIKE, a. L., Heb., Gr. See [[Lick]] and Lickerish. </p> 1. Equal in quantity, quality or degree as a territory of like extent with another men of like excellence. <p> More clergymen were impoverished by the late war, than ever in the like space before. </p> 2. [[Similar]] resembling having resemblance. <p> [[Elias]] was a man subject to like passions as we are. </p> <p> &nbsp;James 5 . </p> <p> Why might not other planets have been created for like uses with the earth, each for its own inhabitants? </p> <p> Like is usually followed by to or unto, but it is often omitted. </p> <p> What city is like unto this great city? &nbsp;Revelation 18 . </p> <p> I saw three unclean spirits like frogs. &nbsp;Revelation 16 . </p> <p> Among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. &nbsp;Daniel 1 . </p> 3. Probably likely, that is, having the resemblance or appearance of an event giving reason to expect or believe. <p> He is like to die of hunger in the place where he is, for there is no more bread. &nbsp;Jeremiah 38 . </p> <p> Many were not easy to be governed, not like to conform themselves to strict rules. </p> <p> LIKE, n. elliptically, for like thing, like event, like person. </p> 1. some person or thing resembling another an equal. The like lmay never happen again. <p> He was a man, take him for all and all, I shall not look upon his like again. </p> 2. had like, in the phrase, "he had like to be defeated," seems to be a corruption but perhaps like here is used for resemblance or probability, and has the character of a noun. At any rate, as a phrase, it is authorized by good usage.

<p> (n.) A sneer; a flout. </p>