liken
English
/ˈlaɪkən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English liknen (be appropriate, form, be equal, be comparable, compare) suffix from English like (lich, body).
Origin
English
like
Gloss
lich, body
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
身, 体
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belike English
- beliked English
- dislike English
- disliken English
- forelike English
- liddat English
- likable English
- likam English
- like English
- like-cultured English
- like-gendered English
- like-minded English
- like-positioned English
- likeability English
- likeable English
- likeful English
- likeless English
- likely English
- likenable English
- likeness English
- likenest English
- likeneth English
- liker English
- likesome English
- likest English
- liketh English
- likewise English
- likeworthy English
- liking English
- likish English
- mislike English
- plainlike English
- semilike English
- such English
- suchlike English
- unlikable English
- unlike English
- unliken English
- which English
- Like German
- liken German
- lájkol Hungarian
- liken Dutch, Flemish
- лайк Russian
- лайкать Russian
- лайкнуть Russian
- likear Spanish, Castilian
- lajk Polish
- liken Middle English
- liknen Middle English
- efterligne Danish
- ligne Danish
- lignelse Danish
- like Danish
- لایک Persian
- leicio Welsh
- ilike Tagalog
- laik Tok Pisin
- laikim Tok Pisin
- likna Old Danish
- leki Sranan Tongo
- laik Nigerian Pidgin
- like
- such
- likam
- liker
- which
- liddat
- liking
- likish
- likest
- unlike
- likely
- belike
- liketh
- beliked
- dislike
- mislike
- likeful
- unliken
- likable
- suchlike
- likeneth
- likeless
- semilike
- likenest
- disliken
- likesome
- likeable
- forelike
- likeness
- likewise
- plainlike
- unlikable
- likenable
- likeworthy
- likeability
- like-minded
- like-cultured
- like-gendered
- like-positioned