likens
likens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of liken.
Meaning of liken
Verb
liken (third-person singular simple present likens, present participle likening, simple past and past participle likened)
- Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
- The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber.
- Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
- Speech is reason's brother, and a kingly prerogative of man, / That likeneth him to his Maker, who spake, and it was done.1838, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Speaking”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated, London: Joseph Rickerby, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 133
- Antonyms:
- unliken
- To represent or symbolize (something).
- Followed by to: to be like or resemble; also, to become like.
Proper noun capitalized: Likens
Likens (plural Likenses)
- A surname from Dutch.
Forms of likens
| plural | Likenses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Lykins |
Origin of likens
Borrowed from Dutch Likens, a patronymic surname from Liedekin.
Questions about likens
- What does likens mean?
- Likens means a surname from Dutch.
- What is likens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Likens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of liken.
- What part of speech is likens?
- Likens is a proper noun.
Words near likens in the dictionary
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