Unlike

1. прилагательное 1) разный, отличный, непохожий, не такой как Например: The two brothers are quite unlike. — Братья совершенно разные. He was very unlike to any other man. — Он очень отличался от других людей. unlike charges [физика] — разноимённые заряды unlike poles [физика] — разноимённые полюсы unlike signs [математика] — знаки плюс и минус Синоним(ы): different, dissimilar 2) неравный, неравноценный Например: unlike amounts — неодинаковые, неравные количества Синоним(ы): unequal 3) нехарактерный, нетипичный Например: Such behaviour is unlike him. — Подобное поведение нехарактерно для него. 2. предлог в отличие от Например: Unlike his other questions, that one was very interesting. — В отличие от других вопросов, которые он задавал, этот оказался очень интересным. Синоним(ы): different from

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Unlike

I. adjective not like: as a. marked by lack of resemblance; different Example: the two books are quite unlike b. marked by inequality; unequal Example: contributed unlike amountsunlikeness noun II. preposition not like: as a. different from Example: a landscape unlike any other b. not characteristic of Example: it was unlike him to be late c. in a different manner from Example: spoke clearly, unlike the others III. conjunction in a manner that is different than; not as Usage: The use of unlike as a conjunction is less common than conjunctive use of like and, while criticized, is not as frequently cited as an error. The conjuctive unlike almost always introduces a prepositional phrase Example: unlike in other areas, the judiciary cannot justify its attempt…as a necessary evil — Alexandra M. Walsh, Stanford Law Review. In spite of criticism, this conjunctive use of unlike is well established in both American and British English.

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