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Let's look at some different
ways to use 'like' in British English.
We can use 'like' as an active verb
which means 'to feel positive about'.
'I like my dad - he's great.'
We can also use 'to be like'.
This means the same as 'similar'.
'I am like my dad because we
both have brown hair.'
'Like' can also mean 'such as'.
'My dad enjoys many sports, like football.'
Finally, we can use the expression
'like, like' to say that two
family members are the same.
'Like mother, like daughter'
or 'like father, like son'.