was like
Bore resemblance to
Was like is informal speech introducing quoted material—either something said or something thought or felt: I was like, "No way am I doing that".
It signals approximate rather than exact quotation, capturing the spirit of what someone said or the speaker's internal reaction.
Common in casual conversation, especially among younger speakers.
Sometimes used with no words following, just a gesture or facial expression that conveys the reaction.
- musedThought deeply about
- werePlural past existence verb
- so to speakPhrase signaling loose usage
- in a wayTo some degree
- ponderedThought deeply about
you know · thought · imagined · is · reflected · felt · reacted · realized · considered · been · reminded · sounded · noted · appeared · seemed · equated · described · approximated
was likeproclaimed
Declared in public
stated · declared · announced · asserted · articulated
was, like, likely, likeness, alike, unlike, unlikely, likelihood, liken