What does alike mean?
Definitions for alike
əˈlaɪkalike
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Princeton's WordNet
alike(p), similar, likeadverb
having the same or similar characteristics
"all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
alike, likewiseadverb
equally
"parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"
alikeadverb
in a like manner
"they walk alike"
Wiktionary
alikeadverb
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
We are all alike concerned in religion.
alikeadjective
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
The twins were alike.
Etymology: From gelic, reinforced by álíkr.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Alikeadverb
With resemblance; without difference; in the same manner; in the same form.
Etymology: from a and like.
The darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Psalm cxxxix. 12.
With thee conversing, I forget all time;
All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Parad. Lost.Riches cannot rescue from the grave,
Which claims alike the monarch and the slave. John Dryden, Juv.Let us unite at least in an equal zeal for those capital doctrines, which we all equally embrace, and are alike concerned to maintain. Francis Atterbury, his Sermons. Preface to.
Two handmaids wait the throne: alike in place,
But diff’ring far in figure and in face. Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock.
Wikipedia
Alike
Alike or Aalike (Village ID 617591) is a village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. The languages spoken are Tulu, Kannada, Beary, Urdu, and Konkani. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 5840 living in 1041 households. Its main agriculture product is arecanut growing.There is a public health centre run by the government of Karnataka. The Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Educational Institutions has three campuses in and near Alike, with 1500 students.
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alike
Alike is an adjective or adverb that refers to two or more things having the same or very similar qualities, properties, or characteristics. When things are alike, they share common features, appearances, nature or behavior. It implies a close comparison or having a strong resemblance.
Webster Dictionary
Alikeadjective
having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference
Alikeadverb
in the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion
Etymology: [AS. onlc, gelc; pref. + like.]
Wikidata
Alike
Alike or Aalike is a village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. There is a public health centre run by the government of Karnataka. The languages spoken are Tulu and Konkani. There are three educational institutions belonging to Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust in this village. This includes two schools and also one of the prime Pre-University colleges of Karnataka.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alike
a-līk′, adj. like one another: having resemblance.—adv. in the same manner or form: equally: similarly. [A.S. gelíc, anlíc, onlíc. See Like.]
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'alike' in Adverbs Frequency: #402
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Anagrams for alike »
Kalie
alkie
lakie
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alike in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of alike in a Sentence
The report confirms that `the blacklist or death lists' referenced by the media, human rights organizations, victims' families and citizens alike did exist.
We had an event that we went to that we dressed alike -- our socks matched, our sneakers matched, our sunglasses matched our shorts were black -- she made us tank tops that said that she was the big sister and I was Cassandra Madison, we kind of just went with it like as a joke. It was not serious at all.
Productive dialogue and negotiated solutions, not petty legal actions, should be the goal for boards and shareholders alike.
Confucius, The Confucian Analects:
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël:
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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- gleichGerman
- igual, parecido, semejanteSpanish
- samannäköinen, samanlainenFinnish
- pareil, semblable, analogue, pareillementFrench
- colaikManx
- simile, nello stesso modoItalian
- [[同じ]][[よう]]なJapanese
- idemLatin
- oropapaMāori
- gelijk, hetzelfdeDutch
- похо́же, то́чно та́к же, одина́ково, одина́ковый, похо́жий, тако́й же, подо́бно, подо́бный, схо́жийRussian
- liknande, likadan, likaSwedish
- اسی طرحUrdu
- 一樣Chinese
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