alike

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(ə-līk') pronunciation
adj.
Having close resemblance; similar: The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.

adv.
In the same manner or to the same degree: They dress and walk alike.

[Middle English alich (influenced by Old Norse ālīkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelīc) and anlich (from Old English onlīc).]

alikeness a·like'ness n.

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adjective

    Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics: analogous, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar, uniform. See same/different/compare.


adj

Definition: similar
Antonyms: different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike

adv

Definition: similarly
Antonyms: differently, dissimilarly, unequally, unevenly

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adv. - In a similar manner; Equally.

pronunciation All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened. — Ernest Hemingway

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - end
adv. - ens, lige, på samme måde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(soort)gelijk

Français (French)
adj. - semblable, pareil, égal
adv. - de la même façon

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ähnlich, gleich
adv. - gleich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - όμοιος, ίδιος
adv. - ομοίως, ίδια

Italiano (Italian)
somigliante, similmente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - semelhante, parecido, igual
adv. - da mesma maneira, do mesmo modo

Русский (Russian)
похожий, подобно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de la misma manera, en común, a la par, parecido, afín, similar, semejante, igual
adv. - igualmente, de la misma manera, a la vez

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lika
adv. - likaledes, på samma sätt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
相似的, 同样的, 以同样的方式, 一样

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相似的, 同樣的
adv. - 以同樣的方式, 一樣

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한결같은
adv. - 한결같이

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 一様に, 同様に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متشابه, متساو (ظرف) بنفس الطريقه, على قدم ألمساواه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דומה, שווה, דומים‬
adv. - ‮באופן דומה, באותה צורה‬


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