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Definition of liken verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

liken

verb
 
/ˈlaɪkən/
 
/ˈlaɪkən/
Word OriginMiddle English: from like ‘similar’ + -en.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they liken
 
/ˈlaɪkən/
 
/ˈlaɪkən/
he / she / it likens
 
/ˈlaɪkənz/
 
/ˈlaɪkənz/
past simple likened
 
/ˈlaɪkənd/
 
/ˈlaɪkənd/
past participle likened
 
/ˈlaɪkənd/
 
/ˈlaɪkənd/
-ing form likening
 
/ˈlaɪkənɪŋ/
 
/ˈlaɪkənɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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