Meaning

5 senses
  1. Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality

    (adverbial)In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner

    We don't talk like that around here.

    I can't believe anyone past the age of six would behave like that in public.

    so

    такtak, таки́м о́бразомtakím óbrazom

  2. (adjectival)Of the same, a similar, that particular kind.

    We don't say stuff like that around here.

    I've never seen anything like that in my life. Folks like that I just can’t stand.

  3. (Singapore, Singlish)Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a resemblance to something, reinforcing a previous instance of the preposition like (or a similar term).

  4. (adverbial)Suddenly; unexpectedly.

    Near-synonym: out of nowhere

    He was playing in the yard and, then, like that, he was gone.

    про́сто та́кprósto ták

  5. Used to indicate agreement with another speaker's statement.

    "And then the truck turned, the box fell out the back, and the truck just kept going." / "Yeah, like that."

    такtak

Examples

5400 sentences
  1. Don't do anything like that again.

    Більше не роби подібного. — juli4ka

    ruНикогда больше не делайте ничего подобного. — marafon

  2. Don't speak to him like that.

    Не говори з ним так. — deniko

    ruНе говори с ним так. — ae5s

    deSprich nicht so mit ihm! — Tamy

  3. Tom doesn't do things like that.

    Том не робить таких речей. — deniko

    ruТом не делает таких вещей. — odexed

    deTom tut so was nicht. — raggione

  4. I'd like to see that movie.

    Я хотів би подивитися цей фільм. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел посмотреть этот фильм. — marafon

    deIch möchte mir den Film gerne ansehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I've never seen Tom like that.

    Я ніколи не бачив Тома таким. — shanghainese

    ruЯ никогда не видел Тома таким. — marafon

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in that particular manner:
quickly; unexpectedly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in that particular manner:

Synonyms

12 synonyms
suchA2like sothat wayof the likejust like thatall of a suddenout of nowhereof the/that kindof the/that sortof that ilk.bam, whamwhat he said

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
like that — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto