4 ways to use 'like' - English In A Minute

Let's look at some different

ways to use 'like' in British English.

We can use 'like' as an active verb

which means 'to feel positive about'.

'I like my dad - he's great.'

We can also use 'to be like'.

This means the same as 'similar'.

'I am like my dad because we

both have brown hair.'

'Like' can also mean 'such as'.

'My dad enjoys many sports, like football.'

Finally, we can use the expression

'like, like' to say that two

family members are the same.

'Like mother, like daughter'

or 'like father, like son'.