American English pronunciation
How to pronounce liken
IPA transcription: ['laɪkən]
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Verb
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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.