ANALOGY


Meaning of ANALOGY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ appropriate , apt , good , useful

▪ close , obvious , perfect ( esp. AmE )

A close ~ with the art of singing can be made.

▪ simple

▪ bad , false

▪ historical , musical , sporting ( BrE ), sports ( AmE ), etc.

VERB + ANALOGY

▪ draw , make , suggest , use

She drew an ~ between running the economy and a housewife's weekly budget.

ANALOGY + VERB

▪ fit , hold

The Wild West ~ does not fit here.

PREPOSITION

▪ by ~ , by ~ to , by ~ with

We can understand this theory by ~ with human beings.

▪ ~ between

She suggested an ~ between the human heart and a pump.

▪ ~ for

The computer is a useful ~ for the brain.

▪ ~ with

There is an ~ here with the way an engine works.

PHRASES

▪ argument by ~ , argument from ~

Argument from ~ is not always valid.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .