was like

Verb

be like (third-person singular simple present is like, present participle being like, simple past was like, past participle been like)

1. To be similar to (something).
   • They are like their parents in this respect.
2. To be typical or characteristic of (someone or something).
   • In these great sayings Jesus shows what people are like when God is King in their hearts, and in their lives.1903 October 10, E. P. B., “The Children’s Column. The Sermon on the Mount. II.—The Beatitudes. Matthew v. 3–10.”, in The Inquirer: A Weekly Journal of Liberal Religious Thought and Life, volume...
3. (Internet, Multicultural-London-English, US, idiomatic, informal) To say.
   • If he’s like “I don’t want to”, then be like “Pretty please! – It means a lot to me”.

   Synonyms:

   be all, be all like

4. To be as though.
   • When they were deciding my age in that place it was like they are going to buy you.2009, Heaven Crawley, quoting Hassan, “Between a rock and a hard place: negotiating age and identity in the UK asylum system”, in Nigel Thomas, editor, Children, Politics and Communication...