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Definition of alike adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alike

adjective
 
 
/əˈlaɪk/
 
/əˈlaɪk/
[not before noun]
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  1. very similar
    • My sister and I do not look alike.
    • Airports are all alike to me.
    • Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.
    compare unlikeTopics Family and relationshipsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • remarkably
    • very
    • very much
    • …
    preposition
    • in
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    Word OriginOld English gelīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gelijk and German gleich, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse álíkr (adjective) and álíka (adverb).
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