American English pronunciation

How to pronounce liken

IPA transcription: ['laɪkən]

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Verb

  • consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

    “We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans”

    “You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed”

Usage examples

  • The likenesses and voices of actors from the film were used.
  • It has been likened to the chordate "Pipiscus".
  • Never saw such a likeness in my life!
  • The beach sands are multi-coloured and likened to a mythological story.
  • The licence didn't include any team names, logos, player names, likenesses or stadiums.
  • Fellow Liberal Peter Milliken won on the first ballot.
  • Her color likeness traveled to space.
  • His likeness is displayed in several statues across North America.
  • "Rolling Stone" similarly likened the track to "unreleased Nirvana".
  • Roiland later likened it to our own little animation studio.