liken

[US]/ˈlaɪkən/
[UK]/ˈlaɪkən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. sammenligne noe med; likne noe med.
Word Forms
Present Participlelikening
Past Tenselikened
Past Participlelikened
Third Person Singularlikens

Phrases & Collocations

liken to

likne til

likened as

liknet som

likened to

liknet til

Example Sentences

Life is often likened to a dream.

Livet blir ofte sammenlignet med en drøm.

She likened the building to a ship.

Hun sammenliknet bygningen med et skip.

Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.

Livet kan sammenliknes med en reise med ukjent destinasjon.

racism is likened to a contagious disease.

rasisme sammenlignes med en smittsom sykdom.

The nervous system can be likened to a telephone exchange

Nervesystemet kan sammenliknes med en telefonkasse.

He has been likened to a young George Best.

Han har blitt sammenliknet med en ung George Best.

S4.The fourth heart sound (S4, atrial gallop, presystolic gallop) is also the result of altered ventricular compliance.Its cadence has been likened to the soft a of appendix.

S4. Den fjerde hjertelyden (S4, atriale galopp, presystolisk galopp) er også resultatet av endret ventrikulær komplians. Dens cadens har sammenlignes med den nakne a i appendiksen.

my train of thought. Astring is a continuous series or succession of similar or uniform elements likened to objects threaded on a long cord:

min tankegang. Astring er en kontinuerlig serie eller følge av liknende eller uniforme elementer som sammenliknes med objekter trådret på en lang snor:

Real-world Examples

Also it does not liken them to criminals.

Det likner dem heller ikke til kriminelle.

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

The scientists have been likened to the hero of the " Indiana Jones" movies.

De har blitt liknet til hæren i filmene "Indiana Jones".

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

And he sometimes likened himself to a bear.

Og han liknet noen ganger seg selv til en bjørn.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

Weirdly, people do liken me to her.

Det er merkelig, men folk likner meg til henne.

Source: Connection Magazine

It's likened covered forest home at risk.

Det blir liknet til en skogshjem som er i fare.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

A lot of people likened it to a circus.

Mange liknet det til et sirkus.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

I liken these results to living with a partner.

Jeg likner disse resultatene til å leve med en partner.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2022 Compilation

I liken it to getting blood from a stone.

Jeg likner det til å få blod fra en stein.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2023 Collection

It would go one for a decade or more, and could be likened to a mini ice age.

Det kunne vare i en dekade eller mer, og kunne liknes til en liten is tid.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

Direct experience through use of the inner senses at full capacity could be likened to the following example.

Direkte erfaring gjennom bruk av de indre sansene i full kapasitet kunne liknes til følgende eksempel.

Source: The Early Sessions

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