[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/akin.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / akin

[← A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/A/)

# akin

«akin» in Mova's school dictionary: **Similar to or like something: «akin to» means much the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (akin) — used after a verb

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) (old use) Related by family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x1)
- The feeling was akin to joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x2)
- Lions are akin to house cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x3)
- Her voice was akin to a whisper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x4)
- Riding a bike is akin to swimming: once learned, never forgotten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/#x5)
- This game is akin to chess. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «akin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/akin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.