"make like" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes like [present, singular, third-person], making like [participle, present], made like [participle, past], made like [past]
Etymology: Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if. Etymology templates: {{m|en|make as if}} make as if Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> like}} make like (third-person singular simple present makes like, present participle making like, simple past and past participle made like)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly US, with clause) To behave as though. Tags: US, colloquial Derived forms: make like a banana and split, make like a tree and leave, make like a baby and head out
    Sense id: en-make_like-en-verb-lWnW8cvu Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. (colloquial, chiefly US, with a noun) To behave in the manner of. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-make_like-en-verb-YQ8BKzC8 Categories (other): American English

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