like

In English, the word like has a very flexible range of uses, ranging from conventional to non-standard. It can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, filler, quotative, semi-suffix. Uses Comparisons Like is one of the words in the English language that can introduce a simile (a stylistic device comparing two dissimilar ideas). It can be used as a preposition, as in "He runs like a cheetah"; it can also be used as a suffix, as in "She acts very child-like. It can also be used in non-simile comparisons such as, "She has a dog like ours". As a conjunction Like is often used in place of the subordinating conjunction as, or as if. Examples: