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Question by yo!: What does the word like mean when you describe it to somone/something?
If someone says she so tall like a girafe or most fun people like you or shes red like a tomato what do they mean and refere to?
like if somone said some greedy people like you are so imature what are they saying and refering to?
Best answer:
Answer by Dando
In the sentence “I don’t like you”, “like” is a verb, meaning “to be fond of”.
In the sentences “She looks like a giraffe” or “She’s red, like a tomato”, then “like” is an adjective. meaning “resembling” or “similar”.
By the way, “She’s so tall like a giraffe” isn’t good English. We’d say “She’s as tall as a giraffe” or “She’s so tall she looks like a giraffe”.
Edit : I’ll rephrase your new sentence. You begin it with “Like” and this is colloquial English for “for example”.
You’re greedy and greedy people similar to you are so immature.
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I think you’re asking about the word “simile”.
Like shows an association or similarity given the usage you mention by example. And in this case you should use the word “ascribe” instead of describe. Describe as you used it here is improper.