"that like" vs "like that"

Question

I'm studying English.

Today I've learned how to ask a question "What was that like?", and also I've learned a phrase "I like that."

So what is the difference between the word order in that like and like that?

"What was like that?" is this a correct sentence too?

So, probably the answer to "What was that like?" would be "that was amazing." And thus, "Yes, I do like that" would be an answer to a question "Do you like that?"

If my guess is right, that in "what was that like?" refers to some specific situation, while that in "Do you like that?" refers to some things or activities (i.e. apples or swimming).

Am I right? It's chaos to me. T-T

Answer 1

They are two different meanings of the word like.

I like that = that pleases me. This is the verb to like.

What was that like? = how was it? This uses like as a preposition meaning similar to.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/like