The difference between Like and Unlike
When used as prepositions, like means similar to, reminiscent of, whereas unlike means differently from.
When used as verbs, like means to please, whereas unlike means to dislike.
When used as adjectives, like means similar, whereas unlike means not like.
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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Like and Unlike
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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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Unlike as an adjective:
Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance.
Examples:
"The brothers are quite unlike each other."
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Unlike as an adjective:
Unequal.
Examples:
"They contributed in unlike amounts."
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Unlike as an adjective (archaic):
Not likely; improbable; unlikely.
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Unlike as a preposition:
Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.
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Unlike as a preposition:
In contrast with; as opposed to.
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Unlike as a preposition:
Not typical of one's character or personality.
Examples:
"Being late is unlike him."
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Unlike as a verb:
To dislike.
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Unlike as a verb (internet):
To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites.
Examples:
"I unliked the post after I found out the author was racist."