Information about the word liken (English → Esperanto: kompari)

Synonym: compare

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈlaɪ̯k(ə)n/
Hyphenationli·ken
Shavian alphabet𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐑊𐐴𐐿𐑌

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) liken(I) likened
(thou) likenest(thou) likenedst
(he) likens, likeneth(he) likened
(we) liken(we) likened
(you) liken(you) likened
(they) liken(they) likened
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) liken (I) likened
(thou) liken(thou) likened
(he) liken(he) likened
(we) liken(we) likened
(you) liken(you) likened
(they) liken(they) likened
Imperative mood
liken
Participles
Present participlePast participle
likeninglikened

Usage samples

He also likened the Christian news website to the far‐right website Breitbart, which is supportive of the president and his policies.
Mr Comey, who has likened Trump to a mob boss and criticised him frequently, denies the charges.

Translations

Dutchvergelijken
Esperantokompari