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| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Origin: | LIKE1 |
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like4 S1 spoken
1XX used in speech to fill a pause while you are thinking what to say next : 
The water was, like, really cold.I was just, like, standing there.
The water was, like, really cold.I was just, like, standing there.2
I'm/he's/she's like...
a) used to tell the exact words someone used : I asked Dave if he wanted to go, and he's like, no way!
I asked Dave if he wanted to go, and he's like, no way!b) used to describe an event, feeling, or person, when it is difficult to describe or when you use a noise instead of words : She was like, huh? (=she did not understand)
She was like, huh? (=she did not understand)3 probably : The ambulance will be too late, as like as not.
as like as not/like enough
British EnglishThe ambulance will be too late, as like as not.
