be+unlike

  • 11unlike — ► PREPOSITION 1) different from; not like. 2) in contrast to. 3) uncharacteristic of. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dissimilar or different from each other. DERIVATIVES unlikeness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12unlike — I. adjective Date: 13th century not like: as a. marked by lack of resemblance ; different < the two books are quite unlike > b. marked by inequality ; unequal < contributed unlike amounts > • unlikeness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13unlike — un|like [ ʌn laık ] function word ** Unlike can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Her last book is unlike anything else she has written. as an adjective: The two boys are as unlike as any two brothers could be …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14unlike — [[t]ʌ̱nla͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) PREP If one thing is unlike another thing, the two things have different qualities or characteristics from each other. This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose... She was unlike him in every way except for her coal&#8230; …

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  • 15unlike */*/ — UK [ʌnˈlaɪk] / US adjective, preposition Summary: Unlike can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Her last book is unlike anything else she has written. as an adjective: The two boys are as unlike as any two&#8230; …

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  • 16unlike — un|like1 W3 [ʌnˈlaık] prep 1.) completely different from a particular person or thing ▪ Tammy was unlike any other woman I have ever known. 2.) not typical of someone at all ▪ It s unlike Greg to be late. 3.) used when saying how one person or&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17unlike —    When unlike is used as a preposition, it should govern a noun or pronoun or a noun equivalent (e.g., a gerund). But unlike at previous sessions of the conference . . . (New York Times) needs to be But unlike previous sessions or As was not the …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 18Unlike a Virgin — Infobox Album | Name = Unlike A Virgin Type = Album Artist = Silence Released = October 18 1999 Recorded = Raingarden 9, Ljubljana Microlab, Ljubljana. Genre = Synth pop Length = 50:42 Label = Chrom Records Producer = Peter Penko, Gregor Zemljič …

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  • 19unlike — adj. & prep. adj. 1 not like; different from (is unlike both his parents). 2 uncharacteristic of (such behaviour is unlike him). 3 dissimilar, different. prep. differently from (acts quite unlike anyone else). Phrases and idioms: unlike signs&#8230; …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20unlike — unlikeness, n. /un luyk /, adj. 1. different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity. prep. 2. dissimilar to; different from: She is unlike my sister in many ways. 3. not typical or characteristic of: It is&#8230; …

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