liken
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
will liken
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future tenseof liken.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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While people in Canada will liken Macdonald’s actions affecting indigenous people to George Washington’s ownership of slaves, Professor Daschuk said there was a critical difference.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
My kingdom I will liken to, A man who in his field Sow'd good seed, and expected soon A harvest it would yield.
From The Parables of the Saviour The Good Child's Library, Tenth Book by Anonymous
“Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man who built his house upon a rock.”
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Albert Taylor Bledsoe
Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Matthew by
My kingdom I will liken to Ten virgins, who to meet The bridegroom, with their lamps went forth, With welcome him to greet.
From The Parables of the Saviour The Good Child's Library, Tenth Book by Anonymous
