LIKE (3)

like (3). Like, ad. in the same manner, fitly, probably

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Like, adv. [[AS. gelīce. See Like, a.]] 1. 1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.
He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25. ☞ Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as a preposition. 2. 2. In a like or similar manner. Shak.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 13. 3. 3. Likely; probably. “Like enough it will.” Shak.