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alike

adverb/əˈlaɪk/ (uh-LYK)Level B1
alike meaning picture: A crowded Indian metro coach with office workers in formal clothes and students with backpacks standing together
Picture meaning of “alike” — In the same way; used to say something is equally true of two or more groups.

In the same way; used to say something is equally true of two or more groups.

'Alike' often comes after two nouns joined by 'and', as in 'young and old alike'.

alike meaning in Hindi

एक ही तरह से; यह बताने के लिए कि कोई बात दो या ज़्यादा समूहों पर बराबर लागू होती है।

'Alike' अक्सर 'and' से जुड़े दो संज्ञा शब्दों के बाद आता है, जैसे 'young and old alike' (बूढ़े और जवान सभी)।

Examples

  1. The twins were dressed alike in yellow kurtas for the wedding.शादी में जुड़वाँ बच्चों ने एक जैसे पीले कुर्ते पहने थे।
  2. The new metro line is popular with office workers and students alike.नई मेट्रो लाइन दफ़्तर जाने वालों और छात्रों, दोनों में समान रूप से लोकप्रिय है।

Synonyms & antonyms

equallysimilarlyin the same waydifferently

Memory trick

Rich and poor ALIKE: everyone is treated LIKE everyone else.

💡 Did you know?

Identical twins share the same DNA, but they do not have the same fingerprints. Even when they look and act alike, their fingerprints are always unique.

Word origin

The adjective comes from a conflation of several different terms: Middle English alich, alych, alyke, a Late Middle English development from earlier compare Middle English anlich, anlyke, from Old English onlīċ, anlīċ. Compare German ähnlich.

Other meanings

adjective Very similar to each other in appearance or nature.

alike meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीएक ही तरह से; यह बताने के लिए कि कोई बात दो या ज़्यादा समूहों पर बराबर लागू होती है।
Arabic · العربيةبالطريقة نفسها؛ تُستخدم للقول إن أمرًا ما ينطبق بالتساوي على مجموعتين أو أكثر.
French · FrançaisDe la même façon ; sert à dire qu'une chose vaut également pour deux groupes ou plus.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaDengan cara yang sama; dipakai untuk menyatakan sesuatu berlaku sama bagi dua kelompok atau lebih.
Chinese · 中文同样地;用来表示某事对两个或多个群体同样适用。

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