2.137 'like'

If something has similar qualities or features to something else, instead of using this 'as...as...' comparative structure you can you can say that the first thing is 'like' the second one. You do this by using prepositional phrases beginning with 'like' after link verbs.

The meaning of this structure is close to the meaning of an ordinary complement structure (see paragraphs 3.139 to 3.148). Compare the last example with 'the whole thing is a bad dream'. This is a more definite statement, where 'a bad dream' is the complement of the link verb.

Here is a list of the link verbs used with 'like':

When want to say that one thing resembles another, you can use a prepositional phrase beginning with 'like' after these link verbs.

2.138

'Like' has the comparative 'more like' and 'less like', and the superlative 'most like' and 'least like'.