it changes according to the sentence, example
i like u
i love u someone like u or i love u someone as u

Hello, i think that like is used to compare things. It can also mean "such as" or "similar to": it was like a dream. As mean in the role of, in the capacity of: i work as

sometimes,
in the american version of english,
we americans sometimes use the word "like"
to mean "for example" or "for instance".
in the book of genesis 1:27 it says "and GOD made man in his own image and likeness."