liken

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

Translation

vt. kushibiri kichwa kwa; kushibiri kwa.
Word Forms
Present Participlelikening
Past Tenselikened
Past Participlelikened
Third Person Singularlikens

Phrases & Collocations

liken to

kutana na

likened as

kutana na

likened to

ulionywa na

Example Sentences

Life is often likened to a dream.

Mchezaji hujulikana kwa mabawa.

She likened the building to a ship.

Alichulisha nyumba kwa mpira.

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

Mchezaji inaweza kujulikana kwa safari na mipango ya mengine.

racism is likened to a contagious disease.

ugonjwa hujulikana kama mazungumzo ya mazungumzo.

The nervous system can be likened to a telephone exchange

Mchezo wa mchezo inaweza kujulikana kwa mchezo wa mpira.

He has been likened to a young George Best.

Alichulisha kwa George Best mwa muda mrefu.

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. Kifungu cha pili ya mizani (S4, gallop ya atrial, gallop ya presystolic) pia ni matokeo ya mizani ya ventricular. Kifungu chake hujulikana kama mizani ya mizani ya mizani ya mizani ya mizani.

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

mambo yangu ya mchezo. Astring ni mshororo mrefu au matokeo ya mengine ya vitu vya moja na moja au vya moja na moja vilijulikana kwa vitu viliunganishwa kwenye mshororo mrefu:

Real-world Examples

Also it does not liken them to criminals.

Hakuna mwingiliano na mafundisho.

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

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

Wanasayansi wamegundulwa kama mwanaharakati wa filamu za "Indiana Jones".

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

And he sometimes likened himself to a bear.

Na mwenyewe kwa muda mrefu amegundulwa kwa mnyama.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

Weirdly, people do liken me to her.

Kwa muda mrefu, watu wamegundulwa kwa mimi kama yeye.

Source: Connection Magazine

It's likened covered forest home at risk.

Hutumia mwingiliano wa mji mkuu wa mto uliofungwa kwa mafundisho.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

A lot of people likened it to a circus.

Wanafunua wengi wamegundulwa kwa mimi kama mafundisho.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

I liken these results to living with a partner.

Nimegundulwa kwa matokeo haya kama kuzaliwa na mshirika.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2022 Compilation

I liken it to getting blood from a stone.

Nimegundulwa kwa matokeo haya kama kuzaliwa na mshirika.

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.

Hutumia mwingiliano wa mji mkuu wa mto uliofungwa kwa mafundisho.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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

Ukame na mafundisho ya kichwani kwa ufaa na kusimamia kwa mafundisho ya kichwani haweza kugunduliwa kama mafundisho ya kichwani.

Source: The Early Sessions

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