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# akin

adjective (akin) — used after a verb

«akin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Similar to or like something: «akin to» means much the same as. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#m1)
2. (old use) Related by family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in writing and explanations to compare: «a feeling akin to fear». Almost always in «akin to».

### Examples

- A dolphin's clicks are akin to a language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x1)
- The feeling was akin to joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x2)
- Lions are akin to house cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x3)
- Her voice was akin to a whisper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x4)
- Riding a bike is akin to swimming: once learned, never forgotten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x5)
- This game is akin to chess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x6)
- Now the Dreadful Women were akin to the Three Gray Sisters, and it was hard for them to tell the boy the way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x7)

### Note

Used after a verb, not before a noun: «It is akin to…», not «an akin thing». Formal-ish; everyday: «like», «similar to».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «akin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«akin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/akin.html) on Mova free.