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

  1. Like as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To please.

  2. 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"

  3. Like as a verb (obsolete):

    To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.

  4. 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"

  5. Like as a verb (obsolete):

    To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).

  6. Like as a verb (archaic):

    To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.

    Examples:

    "He liked to have been too late."

  7. 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."

  8. Like as a verb (obsolete):

    To liken; to compare.

  9. 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."

  1. Like as a noun (usually plural):

    Something that a person likes (prefers).

    Examples:

    "Tell me your likes and dislikes."

  2. Like as a noun (internet):

    An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet.

  1. Like as an adjective:

    Similar.

    Examples:

    "My partner and I have like minds."

  2. Like as an adjective (obsolete):

    Likely; probable.

  1. 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."

  2. Like as an adverb (archaic, colloquial):

    Likely.

  3. Like as an adverb (obsolete):

    In a like or similar manner.

  1. 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."

  2. 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'"

  1. Like as a preposition:

    Similar to, reminiscent of.

    Examples:

    "These hamburgers taste like leather."

  1. Such as as a preposition:

    For example.

    Examples:

    "Waterbirds, such as the duck or the gull, are common in the area."

  2. Such as as a preposition:

    Like, of the kind mentioned.

    Examples:

    "I was never in a country such as that."

  3. Such as as a preposition (formal):

    Those who.

    Examples:

    "'Such as have already done their work may leave."

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