Past tense of liken

Forms of liken

Likened in a sentence

• The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber.
• Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."2013 June 18, Chico Harlan, “After Fukushima, Japan beginning to see the light in solar energy”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian...
• Anthropologists and Brazilian frontiersmen called sertanistas likened the policy to genocide.2015 August 8, Andrew Lawler, “Do the Amazon’s Last Isolated Tribes Have a Future?”, in New York Times. From the entry sertanistas
• Strecker (personal communication) has likened Hmongic to Germanic in its internal complexity, Mienic is less complex.2010, Martha Ratliff, Meaningful Tone. From the entry Mienic
• Censored photos included one of Winnie the Pooh in a car (Internet users in China have long likened Mr.2015 September 3, Patrick Boehler, “Trending on Chinese Social Media: Xi’s Salute, an Autocrat’s Son and Winnie the Pooh”, in The New York…. From the entry pudgy

Meaning of liken

1. verb Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
2. verb Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
3. verb To represent or symbolize (something).

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Questions about the past tense of liken

What is the past tense of liken?

The past tense of liken is likened.

What is the past participle of liken?

The past participle of liken is likened.

Is liken a regular or irregular verb?

Liken is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.