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alike
CEFRB1
/əˈlaɪk/
adjective · adverb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Similar to each other in appearance, nature, or quality.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailIn the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
Examples
Much as we resemble one another, none of us are exactly alike.
My sister and I do not look alike.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
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- 4
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningHaving resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
adverb
Extra meaningUsed after a list of subjects to indicate that something applies equally to all of them.
More examples
In contextPaul has three sons. They look very much alike.
The new policy will benefit employees and customers alike.
Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.
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Origin
adjective
The adjective comes from a conflation of several different terms: * Middle English alich, alych, alyke, a Late Middle English development from earlier Middle English anlich, anlyke, from Old English onlīċ, anlīċ. Compare German ähnlich. * The borrowed Old Norse cognate of the same word, álíkr, ultimately yielding similar Late Middle English forms. * Middle English ylich, ylych, ilich, ylik, ylike, ȝelic, from Old English ġelīċ (“like; alike; similar; equal”), from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz (“alike, similar”). Cognate with Scots elyke, alyke (“like, alike”), Saterland Frisian gliek (“like, alike”), West Frisian lyk, gelyk (“like, alike”), Dutch gelijk (“like, a...