look like

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Definition

Verb phrase: - To have a similar appearance to someone or something: This is the primary meaning, indicating that one person or thing shares visual characteristics with another. - To give the impression or appearance of being something: This meaning describes creating an outward perception, often based on visual cues.

Usage
  • Use "look like" to compare physical appearances between people, animals, or objects.
  • Use "look like" to describe the impression or likelihood of a situation based on its appearance.
  • The phrase is followed by a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase (e.g., "look like her," "look like rain").
Examples
  • Physical resemblance:
    • With that curly hair, you look like your father when he was young.
    • That cloud looks like a giant rabbit.
  • Impression or likelihood:
    • Those dark clouds look like rain. (It appears that it will rain.)
    • It looks like we're going to be late for the meeting. (The current situation suggests we will be late.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To look like oneself": To appear as one typically does, often in terms of health or demeanor.
    • After a good night's sleep, you finally look like yourself again.
  • "To look like nothing on earth" (idiomatic): To have a very strange or unattractive appearance.
    • After the accident, the car looked like nothing on earth.
Variants and Related Words
  • Resemble (verb): To be similar to in appearance or character. A more formal synonym.
    • She closely resembles her grandmother.
  • Take after (phrasal verb): To resemble a family member in appearance, character, or behavior.
    • He really takes after his mother; they have the same sense of humor.
Synonyms
  • Appear similar to
  • Bear a resemblance to
  • Seem
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Look as if / Look as though: Functionally similar to "look like" when describing an impression. Often followed by a clause.
    • It looks as if the package has already been delivered.
    • She looked as though she had seen a ghost.
Related Idioms
  • Look like a million dollars (bucks): To look extremely attractive, healthy, or stylish.
    • In her new dress, she looked like a million dollars.
  • Look like death warmed over/up: To look very ill or tired.
    • You should go home; you look like death warmed over.
Verb
  1. bear a physical resemblance to
    • She looks like her mother