Parallel - English meaning

adjective

Of similar character.

Usage examples:

Something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her

adjective

Having some of the same qualities; similar

Usage examples:

They speak a language akin to french.

adjective

Having some of the same qualities

Usage examples:

They speak a language akin to french.

verb

Place or arrange (things) in a straight line.

Usage examples:

The desks are aligned in straight rows facing forwards

adjective

The same as or similar to something else

Usage examples:

Our business model will become more aligned with the needs of our customers., he resigned, saying t…

adjective

Supporting or agreeing with another person, organization, or view

Usage examples:

He resigned, saying the president should appoint someone who was more aligned with his views.

adjective

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Usage examples:

They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and child…

adjective

Having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it

Usage examples:

Analogous to the experience of a mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness., th…

adjective

(of colours) next to each other on the colour wheel (= a diagram showing colours in a circle so you can see the relationships between them) and therefore similar

Usage examples:

Analagous colours are often found in nature, for example in the changing colours of autumn leaves p…

adjective

Relating to or using signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as spatial position, voltage, etc.

Usage examples:

Analogue signals

noun

A person or thing seen as comparable to another.

Usage examples:

An interior analogue of the exterior world

adjective

Using a system in which information, such as sound or images, is stored or sent in a continuously changing form, such as electrical signals, radio waves, or film

Usage examples:

Analogue tv/radio/phone, analogue system/signal/service, viewers would be forced to make the switch…

idiom

If a group of people are (like) sheep, they all behave in the same way or all behave as they are told, and cannot or will not act independently.

adjective

Having the same rank or importance.

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Coequal partners

noun

A person or thing equal with another.

Usage examples:

One of them, ‘the book of ruth and naomi,’ suggests that we consider ruth and naomi coequals.

adjective

Equal in rank, ability, or power to another person or thing

adjective

Related; connected.

Usage examples:

Cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry

noun

(of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. english father, german vater, latin pater ).

Usage examples:

The term is obviously cognate with the malay segan

adjective

Cognate languages and words have the same origin, or are related and in some way similar

Usage examples:

The italian word "mangiare" (= to eat) is cognate with the french "manger".

noun

Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default.

Usage examples:

She put her house up as collateral for the bank loan

adjective

Additional but subordinate; secondary.

Usage examples:

The collateral meanings of a word

noun

Valuable property owned by someone who wants to borrow money, which the person agrees will become the property of the lender (= person or business that lends money) if the debt is not paid back

Usage examples:

She put up her house as collateral for the loan.

adjective

Able to be likened to another; similar.

Usage examples:

The situation in holland is comparable to that in england

adjective

Similar in size, amount, or quality to something else

Usage examples:

The girls are of comparable ages., our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops., the two…

noun

A person who writes letters on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

She wasn't much of a correspondent

adjective

Corresponding.

Usage examples:

However, correspondent payment can involve payment between two banks in the same jurisdiction, if p…

noun

A person employed by a newspaper, magazine, television station, etc., to report news on a particular subject or from a place that is far away

Usage examples:

He works as a correspondent in moscow., willa was not a good correspondent, and often didn’t write …

adjective

Analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable.

Usage examples:

The corresponding jamaican word is ‘bada’

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

adjective

Similar to, connected with, or caused by something else

Usage examples:

Company losses were 50 percent worse than in the corresponding period last year., as the course bec…

noun

A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.

Usage examples:

The minister held talks with his french counterpart

noun

A person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization

Usage examples:

The president will meet with his brazilian counterpart tomorrow.

noun

A person or thing that does the same job or has the same function as a person or thing in a different organization, etc.

Usage examples:

Why should women in top managerial positions earn less than their male counterparts?, for the first…

adjective

Exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.

Usage examples:

A duplicate set of keys

noun

One of two or more identical things.

Usage examples:

Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates

verb

Short for duplicate bridge.

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

adjective

Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Usage examples:

Add equal amounts of water and flour

noun

A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.

Usage examples:

We all treat each other as equals

verb

Be the same as in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Four plus six divided by two equals five

adjective

At equal distances.

Usage examples:

The line joins together all points which are equidistant from the two axes

adjective

Equally distant

adjective

Places or points that are equidistant have equal distances between them.

Usage examples:

Along the avenue, all the trees were of the same height and were equidistant., he checked the other…

adjective

Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

One unit is equivalent to one glass of wine

noun

A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

The french equivalent of the bank of england

adjective

Equal to or having the same effect as something else

Usage examples:

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers., a day on the planet mercury is the equivalent of 176…

adjective

Having the same relation, relative position, or structure.

Usage examples:

The portuguese society of plant physiology, in collaboration with the spanish homologous society, i…

adjective

Having a similar position, structure, value, or purpose

Usage examples:

Homologous to these activities are meant to be homologous to modern work conditions., homologous wi…

adjective

Having the same origin although now having a different purpose or shape, usually as a result of evolution (= gradual change over millions of years)

Usage examples:

The wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous structures., homologous to a female's paraure…

noun

A homologous thing.

Usage examples:

During meiosis i, the replicated sister chromatids pair with their homologs but segregate as a sing…

noun

Something that has a similar position, structure, value, or purpose to something else

Usage examples:

Chronic fatigue syndrome has had its homologues for many years, including such poorly described dis…

noun

Something that has the same origin as something else but now has a different purpose or shape as a result of evolution (= gradual change over millions of years)

Usage examples:

Connections between visual and cerebellar regions are putative human homologues of connections in t…

verb

Take or follow as a model.

Usage examples:

His style was imitated by many other writers

verb

Reproduce someone's behavior or looks

verb

To copy someone’s speech or behavior, or to copy something as a model

Usage examples:

My four-year-old daughter is always trying to imitate her older sister., he imitated her accent per…

noun

One's family and relations.

Usage examples:

Yet in all these instances family custom ensured some distribution of property to members of a prop…

adjective

Similar in kind; related.

Usage examples:

Books on kindred subjects

adjective

Being related, esp. by having the same opinions, feelings, and interests

Usage examples:

We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

noun

The fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.

Usage examples:

Her likeness to him was astonishing

noun

A similarity

Usage examples:

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father.

noun

The fact of being similar in appearance

Usage examples:

There's a definite family likeness around the eyes.

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

adjective

Corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary.

Usage examples:

A blue jacket and matching skirt

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

The act of giving or offering the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else

Usage examples:

Price matching is not our usual policy., the matching principle requires that expenses be matched w…

noun

A surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image.

Usage examples:

He checked his appearance in the mirror

verb

(of a surface) show a reflection of.

Usage examples:

The clear water mirrored the sky

noun

A piece of glass with a back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it

Usage examples:

A rear-view mirror, a hand mirror, the law is a mirror of the nation’s character.

idiom

Used to describe something that exists but is not very good

Usage examples:

The school had a swimming pool of a kind, but it was too small for most classes to use.

adjective

Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected.

Usage examples:

Sleeping sickness and related diseases

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

adjective

Belonging to the same family

Usage examples:

Of course elise and linda are related – they’re cousins., josé and alfonso are related by marriage.…

phrasal verb

To be similar to, and make someone think of, something or someone else

Usage examples:

Your hair and eyes remind me of your mother.

verb

Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like.

Usage examples:

Some people resemble their dogs

verb

To be similar to someone or something

Usage examples:

Several of the women resemble one another closely enough to be sisters., [ c ] there is a clear res…

verb

Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like.

Usage examples:

Some people resemble their dogs

verb

Present participle of resemble

Usage examples:

You resemble your mother very closely., after the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield.

idiom

Next to each other

Usage examples:

The children sat side by side .

adjective

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Usage examples:

A soft cheese similar to brie

noun

A person or thing similar to another.

Usage examples:

He was one of those whose similar you never meet

adjective

Looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

Usage examples:

They both went to ivy league schools and have similar backgrounds., he used similar tactics to win …

noun

One of two children or animals born at the same birth.

Usage examples:

Experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins

adjective

Forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth.

Usage examples:

She gave birth to twin boys

verb

Link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange.

Usage examples:

The russian city of kostroma is twinned with durham