LIKEN SOMEONE/THING TO

Meaning of LIKEN SOMEONE/THING TO in English

point out the resemblance of someone or something to.

→ liken

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
LIKEN — comparar con
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIKEN — transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century compare
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKEN — ˈlīkən verb ( likened ; likened ; likening -k(ə)niŋ ; likens ) Etymology: Middle English liknen, from lik like + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKEN — (a.) To make or cause to be like.
Английский словарь Webster
LIKEN — (a.) To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a …
Английский словарь Webster
LIKEN — ( a. ) To make or cause to be like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKEN — ( a. ) To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKEN — /luy"keuhn/ , v.t. to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel. [ 1275-1325; ME liknen. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIKEN — v. compare to, show the resemblance of one thing to another
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKEN — transitive verb ( lik·ened ; lik·en·ing ˈlī-kə-niŋ, ˈlīk-niŋ) Date: 14th century : compare
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LIKEN — adj to make or cause to be like. 2. liken ·adj to allege, or think, to be like; to represent …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIKEN — ■ verb ( ~ someone/thing to ) point out the resemblance of someone or something to.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIKEN — [lik.en] vt lik.ened ; lik.en.ing (14c): compare
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKEN — liken BrE AmE ˈlaɪk ə n ▷ liken|ed d ▷ liken|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ liken|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKEN — / ˈlaɪkən; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - liken sth/sb to sth/sb •• WORD ORIGIN Middle English : from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKEN — lik ‧ en /ˈlaɪkən/ BrE AmE verb liken somebody/something to somebody/something phrasal verb formal to say that someone or something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKEN — ( likens, likening, likened) If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIKEN — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Critics have likened the new city hall building to a barn. ▪ He likened …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIKEN — Synonyms and related words : analogize, assimilate, balance, bring into analogy, bring into comparison, compare, compare and contrast, compare with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIKEN — v. compare, equate, match, juxtapose: How can you liken him to Mahatma Gandhi?
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THING — noun 1 DUBIOUS : Being punctual is a very important thing. GOOD : Being punctual is very important. ◆◆◆ Avoid …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THING — сущ. 1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEONE — мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Syn : somebody, anybody кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKEN — гл. 1) уподоблять (to); сравнивать (тж. liken together); приравнивать (to, with) This calculating machine can be likened to a human …
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