liksom in English

liksom means so to speak; as it were in English.

ADV | CEFR B2 | frequency rank 277

Meaning

  1. nästan, på något sättso to speak; as it were

Forms

FormUse
liksombase form

Examples

  • Vi tappade liksom kontakten.

    We kind of lost touch.

  • Han lär sig yrket, liksom.

    He's learning the profession, like.

  • En gammal tant med kassar misslyckas liksom vi att fånga en taxi .

    An old lady with cashier fails like us to catch a taxi.

B2adverb

liksom

so to speak; as it were

Definitions

1. so to speak; as it were

nästan, på något sätt

Vi tappade liksom kontakten.

We kind of lost touch.

Han lär sig yrket, liksom.

He's learning the profession, like.