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The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all Barks only for present use.
Nicholas Culpeper

Meaning of "the like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE LIKE

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WHAT DOES THE LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the like

The Like

The Like was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. Its final lineup consisted of Z Berg, Tennessee Thomas, Laena Geronimo, and Annie Monroe. The band released three extended plays and two studio albums.

Definition of the like in the English dictionary

The definition of the like in the dictionary is similar things.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE LIKE

the law
the least
the Lebanon
the Lesser Antilles
the letter
the Levant
the Levellers
the life and soul
the life of Riley
the likes of
the limelight
the limit
the Lion
the lion´s share
the Litany
the Little Bear
the Little Corporal
the Little Dipper
the Little Dog
the little woman

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE LIKE

alike
bird-like
childlike
dislike
feel like
godlike
homelike
human-like
ladylike
lifelike
like
like-for-like
lookalike
make like
soul-like
summer-like
sunlike
there´s nothing like
unlike
wandlike

Synonyms and antonyms of the like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE LIKE

Find out the translation of the like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等等
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

similares
570 millions of speakers

English

the like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

análogos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

similaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dergleichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

simili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

altele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τα παρόμοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

od
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

o.l.
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LIKE»

The term «the like» is very widely used and occupies the 12.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the like

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE LIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the like.
1
Ron Ben-Israel
I like crazy, childlike, candy bar-filled cakes with gooey caramel, chocolate-covered nuts, marshmallows, and the like.
2
April Bloomfield
All chefs have pictures of food in their phones, stuffed pig's ears and pigs' heads and the like.
3
Margaret Cavendish
And not only my own brothers and sisters agreed so but my brothers and sisters in law; and their children, although but young, had the like agreeable natures and affectionate dispositions.
4
George Chapman
Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.
5
Charles Horton Cooley
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory.
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Charles Horton Cooley
Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as they fail, on the whole, to perform this function, they are wrong and need reconstruction.
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Nicholas Culpeper
The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all Barks only for present use.
8
Michael Eric Dyson
When you see the misogyny of hip-hop, it's so horrible, it's so putrid, it's so, you know, odious, that we know, we smell, we see it. The misogyny that is reified, that is reinforced, that is subtly reproduced in corporate America or in church life or in synagogues and temples and the like, is sometimes more subtly dealt with.
9
Martin Feldstein
Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.
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Stefano Gabbana
I drive around on my scooter in Milan alone - we don't have bodyguards or anything like that. I am a fashion designer, not a celebrity, and although I get stopped for autographs and the like, I don't think I am famous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE LIKE»

Discover the use of the like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money with Facebook
This book gives you what you really need: a complete, proven, step-by-step plan for maximizing your ROI on Facebook.
Brian Carter, 2012
2
The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money with Facebook
How Businesses Make Money with Facebook Brian Carter. getting into a car wreck? Are you afraid you'll never be able to retire? Some marketers choose to play on those fears. I'm not making a value judgment here because if consumers are ...
Brian Carter, 2013
3
The Like Potion
Doris makes a "like potion" to help her best friend, Beverly, win Jason back from Dina, but Beverly's student teacher drinks it by mistake, and begins smiling at her.
Judith Hollands, 1989
4
Sketches Sartorial, Tonsorial and the Like: A Collection of ...
In rhyming couplets these wry and witty poems ponder the foibles and vanities of mortals. Some of these are captured in pen and ink drawings which caricature the subject of the poems.
St Claire Bullock, R.V. Andelson, 2009
5
Been brown so long it looked like green to me: the politics ...
Exposing the corporate and government villains mauling the American landscape.
Jeffrey St. Clair, 2004
6
Certain Display Devices for Photographs and the Like, Inv. ...
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. In the Matter of: CERTAIN DISPLAY DEVICES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE LIKE Investigation No. 337-TA-30 COMMISSION DETERMINATION AND ORDER  ...
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The History of Wisbech: With an Historical Sketch of the Fens
A.D. A.D. John Masse, alderman 1466 Robert Dygby 1487 The like 1467 The like 1488 William Calowe, esq. 1468 The like 1489 The like 1469 John Burwell '.. 1494 The like 1470 The like 1495 The like 1471 Robert Tooke 1496 The like 1472 ...
‎1834
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Woman Like Me
Employing a short story format which finds an autobiographical thread, this book links together disparate times and loves in the author's life, a reassertion and reassembly of his identity in literary format.
Curzio Malaparte, 2007
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A Brief State of the Produce of the City's Estate, and how ...
.187 18 1o To Robert Osborn, the like, .including his Salary of 25/. — — — 601910 To Robert Collins, afliftant Water Bailiff, the like, from cth Oftober 1791, to 7th May 1 79Z, including his Salary of-6/. 5/. — — 13 3 z 1, oio 10 4 . By Order of the ...
City of London (England). Corporation, 1794
10
The Law and Economics of Contingent Protection in the WTO
Most importantly, the definition of the subject product has important consequences for the definition of the 'like product'. While the AD Agreement does not contain any rules concerning the subject product, it does define the concept of 'like ...
Petros C. Mavroidis, Patrick A. Messerlin, Jasper M. Wauters, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Facebook Is Tearing Down The Like Gate. Are You Ready?
Most social media professionals buy that explanation, agreeing that like gating often produced scattershot results, snaring likes from too many people who ... «Marketing Land, Nov 14»

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