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alike

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a·like  (-lk)
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 lkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelc) and anlich (from Old English onlc); see lk- in Indo-European roots.]

a·likeness n.

alike
Adjective
similar: they were thought to be very alike
Adverb
1. in the same way: they even dressed alike
2. considered together: players and spectators alike [Old English gelīc]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alike - having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
unalike, dissimilar - not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"
Adv.1.alike - equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"
2.alike - in a like manner; "they walk alike"

alike
adjective 1. similar, close, the same, equal, equivalent, uniform, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin, duplicate, analogous, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth, like two peas in a pod << OPPOSITE different
Translations
alike [əˈlaɪk] adjsemejantes, iguales
to look alike → parecerse

alike [əˈlaɪk] adjsemblable, pareil(le)
advde même;
to look alike → se ressembler

alike [əˈlaɪk] adjähnlich
adv (similarly) → ähnlich;
(equally) → gleich;
to look alike → sich dat ähnlich sehen;
winter and summer alike → Sommer wie Winter

alike [əˈlaɪk] adjsimile
advallo stesso modo;
to look alike → assomigliarsi;
winter and summer alike → sia d'estate che d'inverno

alike
adj alike [əˈlaik]
like one another; similar Twins are often very alike. soortgelyk مُتَشَابِه، سَواء еднакъв podobný lig (hinanden), ens gleich (παρ)όμοιος parecido sarnane شبیه samanlainen semblable דוֹמִים समान sličan hasonló mirip, serupa eins, líkur simile 似ている 서로 닮은, 엇비슷한 panašus līdzīgs serupa gelijk lik, ens podobny parecido asemănător похожий; одинаковый podobný podoben sličan lik[] เหมือนกัน benzer, aynı 相同的 схожий مشابہ giống nhau
adv
in the same way He treated all his children alike. soortgelyk, gelyk بِنَفْس الطَّريقَه аднакво stejně ens, på samme måde gleich με τον ίδιο τρόπο igual, del mismo modo ühtviisi یکسان samalla tavoin pareillement בְּמִידָה שָׁוָוה समान रूप से slično egyformán tidak pilih kasih jafnt, eins ugualmente, allo stesso modo 同じように 한결같이 vienodai vienādi sama gelijk likt, samme måte tak samo, jednakowo da mesma maneira la fel одинаково rovnako enako jednako lika เช่นเดียวกัน aynı şekilde 一樣地 так само, однаково یکساں ، برابر như nhau


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Of course," added Miss Cornelia scornfully, "it wasn't one of those freak resemblances you read of in novels where two people are so much alike that they can fill each other's places and their nearest and dearest can't tell between them.
"To speak truth, and be skilful with bow and arrow"--so seemed it alike pleasing and hard to the people from whom cometh my name--the name which is alike pleasing and hard to me.
] You have often heard of twins who were so exactly alike that when dressed alike their own parents could not tell them apart.
 
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