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# alike

«alike» in Mova's school dictionary: **very similar, looking or being almost the same («The…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (alike — not before a noun); adverb (alike)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Alike means very similar, looking or being almost the same («The twins look alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#m1)

2) As an adverb, alike means in the same way («treat everyone alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#m2)

3) Alike can mean both, or equally («adults and children alike»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school pupils compare and contrast: how are two things alike and how are they different? (in science, maths shapes, stories). In everyday life twins, siblings and pets can look alike. Phrases: «look alike», «think alike», «great minds think alike», «young and old alike», «lookalike».

### examples

- My sister and I look alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x1)
- The two triangles are alike in shape but not in size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x2)
- Great minds think alike! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x3)
- The game is fun for children and adults alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x4)
- Treat all the pupils alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x5)
- No two snowflakes are exactly alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x6)
- How are frogs and toads alike? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x7)
- The cousins dress alike for every party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x8)
- They all looked alike except as to size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/#x9)

### note

«Alike» comes after the verb, never before a noun: «The cakes are alike», not «the alike cakes» (say «similar cakes»). Do not use «alike» with «both … alike» doubled carelessly. In maths, similar shapes are alike in shape (same angles) but may differ in size.

### In the corpora

- [Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/19/)
- [They look alike because they do the same job, hunting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/324-falcons-hawks-kites-ospreys-and-vultures/6/)
- [Children who leave the path and lose sight of their group get lost quickly, because trees all look alike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/25/)
- [Many berries and mushrooms look alike, and some are deadly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/5/)
- [Many berries look alike, and some are poisonous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/301-tsunamis-lambs-plants-ants-and-stings/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «alike» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alike/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.