(Southern US) nearly; almost

Variant of like to or would have liked to.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be like

first-person singular simple past indicative / third-person singular simple past indicative.

A son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.

Alternative form of like father, like son

(idiomatic) A daughter will have traits similar to her mother upon reaching adulthood.

probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring / (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable

Something or somebody considered likely.

(obsolete) Similarly. / Probably.