Like, adv. [AS. gelīce. See Like, a.] 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. 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. Likely; probably. “Like enough it will.” Shak.