Even vs Like - What's the difference?
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Flat and level.
Without great variation.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.
(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.
(of a number) Convenient for ing other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
* 1989 , , Other People's Money , Act I:
* 1998 , paperback edition, ISBN 0060930934, page 253 [http://books.google.com/books?id=28iYykbTIhwC&pg=PA253&dq=even]:
On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
(colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit
* Bible, Luke xix. 44
(obsolete) Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
* Wyclif (Matt.)
To make flat and level.
* Sir Walter Raleigh
* Evelyn
(obsolete) To equal.
* Fuller
(obsolete) To be equal.
(obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
(obsolete) To set right; to complete.
(obsolete) To act up to; to keep pace with.
Exactly, just, fully.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even' such a boat as the ''Mount Vernon'' offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, ' even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
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(lb) Rather.
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(archaic, or, poetic) Evening.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew ch. 8:
To please.
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*:Madam, said Sir Uwaine, they are to blame, for they do against the high order of knighthood, and the oath that they made; and if it like you I will speak with them, because I am a knight of King Arthur's, and I will entreat them with fairness; and if they will not, I shall do battle with them, and in the defence of your right.
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*::Madame sayd syr Vwayne / they are to blame / for they doo ageynst the hyghe ordre of knyghthode & the othe that they made / And yf hit lyke yow I wille speke with hem by cause I am a knyghte of kynge Arthurs / and I wylle entrete them with fayrenesse / And yf they wylle not I shalle doo bataille with them and in the deffense of youre ryghte
*Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
*:I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favoured creature.
*1608 , (William Shakespeare), (King Lear) :
*:His countenance likes me not.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
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*(John Locke) (1632-1705)
*:He may either go or stay, as he best likes .
*1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) , :
*:“I can tell you more than that, if you like ,” said the Gryphon. “Do you know why it’s called a whiting?”
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) To derive pleasure of'', ''by'' or ''with someone or something.
*1662 , , Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Systems of the World (Dialogue Two)
*:And therefore it is the best way, if you like of it, to examine these taken from experiments touching the Earth, and then proceed to those of the other kind.
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To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
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(lb) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:You like well, and bear your years very well.
(lb) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.
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*(Horace Walpole) (1717-1797)
*:He probably got his death, as he liked to have done two years ago, by viewing the troops for the expedition from the wall of Kensington Garden.
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
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(lb) To liken; to compare.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:Like me to the peasant boys of France.
To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
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(usually plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
(internet) The act of showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
Similar.
* 1843 , (Thomas Carlyle), , book 2, ch. 3, Landlord Edmund
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, chapter=1 (obsolete) likely; probable
* South
* Clarendon
(informal) For example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.
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, title= (archaic, colloquial) Likely.
* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
(obsolete) In a like or similar manner.
* Bible, Psalms ciii. 13
(sometimes as the likes of ) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
* (rfdate), (Winston Churchill) on
as if; as though
Somewhat similar to, reminiscent of.
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(colloquial)
(colloquial) (indicating approximation or uncertainty)
(colloquial, slang)
* 2006 , (Lily Allen), Knock 'Em Out
(Liverpool, Geordie) Used to place emphasis upon a statement.
Like is a conjunction of even.
In colloquial terms the difference between even and like
is that even is on equal terms of a moral sort; quits while like is indicating approximation or uncertaintyIn obsolete terms the difference between even and like
is that even is associate; fellow; of the same condition while like is in a like or similar manner.As adjectives the difference between even and like
is that even is flat and level while like is similar.As verbs the difference between even and like
is that even is to make flat and level while like is to please.As adverbs the difference between even and like
is that even is exactly, just, fully while like is for example, such as: to introduce an example or list of examples.As nouns the difference between even and like
is that even is evening while like is something that a person likes (prefers).As a proper noun Even
is a Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia.As a conjunction like is
as if; as though.As a preposition like is
somewhat similar to, reminiscent of.As a particle like is
A delayed filler.As an interjection like is
used to place emphasis upon a statement.even
English
(wikipedia even)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) efen, efn, . The traditional proposal connecting the Germanic adjective with the root (etyl) ) is problematic from a phonological point of view.Schaffner, Stefan (2000). “Altindisch amnás'', urgermanisch *''e?na-'', kelt. *''e?no-''.” In: ''Indoarisch, Iranisch und die Indogermanistik. Akten des Kolloquiums der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft vom 2. bis 5. Oktober 1997 in Erlangen , Forssman, Bernhard & Plath, Robert (eds.), Wiesbaden, pp. 491–505. In German.Adjective
(en adjective)- Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even .
- Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
- The distribution of food must be even .
- Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
- Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?
- Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand.
- Jorgenson. How'd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even' number. Thought you liked nice ' even numbers.
- He put me on the scale in my underwear and socks: 82 pounds. I left, humming all day long, remembering that once upon a time my ideal weight had been 84, and now I'd even beaten that. I decided 80 was a better number, a nice even number to be.
- You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even .
- And shall lay thee even with the ground.
- I know my life so even .
- His even servant.
Usage notes
* Because of confusion with the "divisible by two" sense, use of to mean "convenient for rounding" is rare; the synonym round is more common.Synonyms
* (flat and level) flat, level, uniform * (without great variation) monotone (voice) * (convenient for rounding) round * (On equal monetary terms) quits (qualifier)Antonyms
* (flat and level) uneven * (of an integer) oddDerived terms
* break-even point * call it even * doubly even * even function * even keel * even odds * even-pinnate * even-steven, even-stevens * getting even * of even date * singly evenVerb
(en verb)- We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
- His temple Xerxes evened with the soil.
- It will even all inequalities.
- to even him in valour
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Synonyms
(to make flat and level ): flatten, levelDerived terms
* an even chance * break even * break-even * even as * even-handed * even if * even-keeled * evenly * evenhood * even money * even more * even out * even permutation * even stevens * even-tempered * even up * get even * of even date * unevenReferences
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Adverb
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Usage notes
SeeDerived terms
* even as we speak * even so * even though * not even * not even oneEtymology 3
From (etyl) even, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch avond, Low German Avend, German Abend, Danish aften. See also the related terms (l) and (l).Noun
(en noun)- When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devylles [...].
Synonyms
* e'en (archaic) * eveningDerived terms
* evenfall * evensongStatistics
*like
English
(wikipedia like)Etymology 1
From (etyl) liken, from (etyl) .Verb
(lik)Usage notes
* In its senses of “enjoy” and “maintain as a regular habit”, form), while in the latter, it takes a to-infinitive. See also . * Like is only used to mean “want” in certain expressions, such as “if you like” and “I would like”. The conditional form, would like, is used quite freely as a polite synonym for want.Synonyms
* (find attractive) fancy (British), (l), (l)Antonyms
* dislike, hate, mislikeDerived terms
* dislike * likable * like like * would likeNoun
(en noun)- Tell me your likes and dislikes.
Synonyms
* favorite (US), favourite (UK), preferenceAntonyms
* dislike, pet hate, pet peeveDerived terms
* like-for-likeEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Adjective
- and this is not a sky, it is a Soul and living Face! Nothing liker the Temple of the Highest, bright with some real effulgence of the Highest, is seen in this world.
citation, passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.}}
- But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices.
- Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to conform themselves to strict rules.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Adverb
(en adverb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
- DON PEDRO. May be she doth but counterfeit.
- CLAUDIO. Faith, like enough. [= Indeed, quite likely.]
- Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Usage notes
In formal writing, such as is preferred over like.Synonyms
* for example * (formal) such asNoun
(en noun)- We shall never see his like again.
- There were bowls full of sweets, chocolates and the like .
- It was something the likes of which I had never seen before.
Synonyms
* ilkAntonyms
* antithesis, oppositeConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- It looks like you've finished the project.
- It seemed like you didn't care.
Derived terms
* feel like, look like, seem like, sound likePreposition
(English prepositions)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path […]. It twisted and turned,
citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.}}
Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
Antonyms
* unlikeParticle
(en-part)- He was so angry, like.
- She was, like , sooooo happy.
- There were, like , twenty of them.
- And then he, like , got all angry and left the room.
- I was like''', “Why did you do that?” and he's '''like , “I don't know.”
- You're just doing your own thing and some one comes out the blue,
- They're like , "Alright"
- What ya saying, "Yeah can I take your digits?"
- And you're like , "no not in a million years, you're nasty please leave me alone."
Synonyms
* be all, goUsage notes
The use as a quotative is deliberately informal and commonly used by young people, and often combined with the use of the present tense as a narrative. Similar terms are to go'' and ''all'', as in ''I go, “Why did you do that?” and he goes, “I don't know”'' and ''I was all, “Why did you do that?” and he was all, “I don't know.” These expressions can imply that the attributed remark which follows is representative rather than necessarily an exact quotation; however, in speech these structures do tend to require mimicking the original speaker's inflection in a way (said) would not.Interjection
(en interjection)- divint ye knaa, like ?