Alike

Alike
Alike A*like" ([.a]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[=i]c, gel[=i]c; pref. [=a] + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] [1913 Webster]

The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. --Ps. cxxxix. 12. [1913 Webster]


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  • Alike — A*like , adv. [AS. gel[=i]ce, onl[=i]ce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • alike — (adj.) c.1300, aliche, from O.E. gelic and/or onlice similar, from P.Gmc. *galikam associated form (Cf. O.Fris. gelik, Ger. gleich, Goth. galeiks, O.N. glikr; see LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • alike — *like, similar, analogous, comparable, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, selfsame, equivalent, identical Antonyms: different Contrasted words: *distinct, separate: *different, divergent, diverse, disparate, various …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • alike — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ similar. ► ADVERB ▪ in a similar way. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • alike — [ə līk′] adj. [ME olike < OE gelic, onlike & ON (g)likr, alikr < PGmc * galik < * ga (< IE * ge , perfective prefix) + * lik : see LIKE1] like one another; showing resemblance; similar: usually used in the predicate adv. 1. in the… …   English World dictionary

  • alike — [[t]əla͟ɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way. We looked very alike. Ant: different 2) ADV GRADED: ADV after v Alike means in a similar way. They even dressed alike. ...their assumption… …   English dictionary

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