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to make) an analogy

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  • analogy — n. 1) to draw, make an analogy 2) a close; superficial analogy (there is a close analogy between these two phenomena) 3) an analogy between; to, with 4) by analogy (to reason by analogy) 5) on the analogy of (to say thunk on the analogy of sunk)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • analogy — a|nal|o|gy [əˈnælədʒi] n plural analogies [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Greek analogia, from analogos; ANALOGOUS] something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc analogy with/to/between ▪ analogies between… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • analogy — 01. ESL students often try to draw [analogies] between English and their mother tongue, but it is not always possible. 02. Looking for an honest man in politics is [analogous] to looking for a virgin in a brothel. 03. His use of diagrams,… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • analogy */ — UK [əˈnælədʒɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms analogy : singular analogy plural analogies a comparison between two situations, processes etc that is intended to show that the two are similar He uses the analogy of the family to… …   English dictionary

  • analogy — a|nal|o|gy [ ə nælədʒi ] noun count or uncount * a comparison between two situations, processes, etc. that is intended to show that the two are similar: He uses the analogy of the family to explain the role of the state. draw an analogy (=make an …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Analogy — is both the cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is… …   Wikipedia

  • analogy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, apt, good, useful ▪ close, obvious, perfect (esp. AmE) ▪ A close analogy with the art of singing can be made …   Collocations dictionary

  • analogy — A respect in which one thing is similar to another. The analogical extension of terms is the way in which a term covers similar things: people, bottles, and rivers have mouths. Shops, boxes, verdicts, ports, strings of a violin, questions, roads …   Philosophy dictionary

  • analogy — noun (C, U) a comparison between two situations, processes etc that seem similar, or the process of making this comparison: drawing/draw an analogy (=make a comparison): analogies between human and animal behaviour | by analogy (with) (=using an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • analogy — [[t]ənæ̱ləʤi[/t]] analogies N COUNT: oft N between/with n If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way. The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck …   English dictionary

  • make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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