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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lijken.

to seem, appear

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɛi̯kə(n)/
  1. to seem, appear

    copulative
    Dat lijkt me leuk!
  2. to look like, resemble (depict well what it is intended to)

    intransitive
    Deze tekening lijkt sprekend!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch geliken, liken, from Old Dutch *gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną.

verb/ˈlɛi̯kə(n)/
  1. to please

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch liken, from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-West Germanic *līkēn, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.

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