LIKEN (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)

Meaning of LIKEN (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

liken somebody/something to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ liken )

formal to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing SYN compare :

Critics have likened the new theater to a supermarket.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody, someone Gram: somebody 2. сущ. 1) некто, некий человек Take the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SOMEBODY — n infml Aren't you a somebody? — Разве ты не начальник?
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SOMEBODY — n infml Aren't you a somebody? — Разве ты не начальник?
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SOMEBODY — somebody n infml Aren't you a somebody? Разве ты не начальник?
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SOMEBODY — Aren't you a somebody? — Разве ты не начальник?
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — ^ Indefinite quantifiers 1) Местоимение somebody относится только к людям и является более неофициальным, чем someone. Обычно оно обозначает только одно …
Англо-Русский грамматический словарь
LIKEN — comparar con
English interlingue dictionary
LIKEN — transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century compare
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
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
LIKEN — v. compare to, show the resemblance of one thing to another
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIKEN — transitive verb ( lik·ened ; lik·en·ing ˈlī-kə-niŋ, ˈlīk-niŋ) Date: 14th century : compare
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKEN — adj to make or cause to be like. 2. liken ·adj to allege, or think, to be like; to represent …
Webster English vocab
LIKEN — ■ verb ( ~ someone/thing to ) point out the resemblance of someone or something to.
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIKEN — [lik.en] vt lik.ened ; lik.en.ing (14c): compare
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIKEN — liken BrE AmE ˈlaɪk ə n ▷ liken|ed d ▷ liken|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ liken|s z
Longman Pronunciation 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
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
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
LIKEN — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Critics have likened the new city hall building to a barn. ▪ He likened …
Longman DOCE5 Extras 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
LIKEN — v. compare, equate, match, juxtapose: How can you liken him to Mahatma Gandhi?
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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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 …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKEN — liken.ogg ʹlaıkən v 1. находить сходство, уподоблять; сравнивать, приравнивать, равнять I know not to what I can liken it - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIKEN — уподоблять (to); сравнивать (тж. liken together); приравнивать (to, with) rare делать похожим, схожим, придавать сходство
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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