Etymology

look like

Today it means: To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be. Full definition →

Middle English loken like
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromloken like
  2. English todaylook like

From Middle English loken like, equivalent to look + like (conjunction and preposition).

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