liken
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
likens
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present tense formof liken (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Chiuri likens that craft to a language Fendi speaks through its design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Kyle Cubr, the Music Box’s senior operations manager and assistant general manager, likens the excitement to mischief.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Its creator, chef Harold Moore, who counts a Michelin star among his many honors, likens the harmony of his ingredients to another near-flawless dish: the Crunchy Supreme taco from Taco Bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He likens himself to “a simple worshipper of the eternal Buddha,” he tells both Theo and Gauguin.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
