The difference between Like and Such as
When used as prepositions, like means similar to, reminiscent of, whereas such as means for example.
Like is also interjection with the meaning: used to place emphasis upon a statement.
Like is also noun with the meaning: something that a person likes (prefers).
Like is also conjunction with the meaning: as, the way.
Like is also adverb with the meaning: for example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
Like is also verb with the meaning: to please.
Like is also adjective with the meaning: similar.
check bellow for the other definitions of Like and Such as
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Like as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To please.
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Like as a verb:
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
Examples:
"I like hamburgers"
"I like skiing in winter"
"I like the Seattle Mariners this season"
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Like as a verb (obsolete):
To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.
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Like as a verb:
To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
Examples:
"I like to go to the dentist every six months"
"She likes to keep herself physically fit"
"we like to keep one around the office just in case"
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Like as a verb (obsolete):
To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
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Like as a verb (archaic):
To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
Examples:
"He liked to have been too late."
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Like as a verb:
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
Examples:
"I really like Sandra but don't know how to tell her."
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Like as a verb (obsolete):
To liken; to compare.
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Like as a verb (Internet, transitive):
To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
Examples:
"I liked my friend's last status on Facebook."
"I can't stand Bloggs' tomato ketchup, but I liked it on Facebook so I could enter a competition."
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Like as a noun (usually plural):
Something that a person likes (prefers).
Examples:
"Tell me your likes and dislikes."
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Like as a noun (internet):
An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.
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Like as an adjective:
Similar.
Examples:
"My partner and I have like minds."
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Like as an adjective (obsolete):
Likely; probable.
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Like as an adverb (informal):
For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
Examples:
"There are lots of birds, like ducks and gulls, in this park."
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Like as an adverb (archaic, colloquial):
Likely.
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Like as an adverb (obsolete):
In a like or similar manner.
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Like as a noun:
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
Examples:
"There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like."
"It was something the likes of which I had never seen before."
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Like as a noun (golf):
The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
Examples:
"to play the like'"
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Like as a preposition:
Similar to, reminiscent of.
Examples:
"These hamburgers taste like leather."
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Such as as a preposition:
For example.
Examples:
"Waterbirds, such as the duck or the gull, are common in the area."
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Such as as a preposition:
Like, of the kind mentioned.
Examples:
"I was never in a country such as that."
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Such as as a preposition (formal):
Those who.
Examples:
"'Such as have already done their work may leave."