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# unlike

«unlike» in Mova's school dictionary: **Different from; not the same as** — 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

preposition (unlike); adjective (unlike — formal, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Different from; not the same as. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#m1)

2) Not typical of someone: it's unlike her to be late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#m2)

3) (maths) Unlike: having different denominators or signs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In comparing in science, maths and English writing, unlike shows a difference: unlike mammals, birds lay eggs. In maths, unlike fractions have different denominators and need a common one before adding; unlike terms in algebra cannot be added together. Phrases: unlike ... , it's unlike someone to, unlike fractions.

### examples

- Unlike my brother, I love vegetables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x1)
- It's unlike Sam to forget his homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x2)
- Unlike cats, dogs love to swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x3)
- To add unlike fractions, find a common denominator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x4)
- 3x and 2y are unlike terms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x5)
- Unlike a square, a rectangle can have sides of different lengths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x6)
- A whole new world stretched out before him, quite unlike the one he had left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlike/#x7)

### note

Unlike is mostly a preposition, followed by a noun: unlike me, unlike frogs. Do not confuse with dislike (not like, a verb). In maths, unlike fractions such as 1/2 and 1/3 must be changed to the same denominator (3/6 + 2/6) before adding.

### In the corpora

- [Every magnet has a north pole and a south pole: like poles push apart, unlike poles pull together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/29-magnets-pulling-and-pushing-without-touching/7/)
- [Unlike a playground scrap, many ordinary people, called civilians, lose their homes, their safety or their lives.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato/1/)
- [Unlike a debate, an ethics bowl does not give teams a side they must defend; they may agree with each other.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/10/)
- [Like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/81-magnets/8/)
- [Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.862/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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