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Definition of resemble in English: resembleverb rɪˈzɛmb(ə)lrəˈzɛmbəl [with object]Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. some people resemble their dogs they resembled each other closely Example sentencesExamples - There is nothing resembling a face or body in this structure - it is silent and still.
- The theory of dogs resembling their owners was put to the test at a fun dog show recently.
- In a waiting room resembling an interrogation room, we made an official report.
- From above, the shapes resembled pyramids, roads and buildings, they said.
- The beets are cut up mechanically into slices in machines resembling giant food processors.
- Figures resembling servants often appear along with the flight crews.
- The cuckoo, which resembles a sparrowhawk or a kestrel in flight, can be difficult to identify.
- He resembles the description of a man seen getting out of the victim's car.
- Larger bottles were made too, whose shape resembled an inflated balloon or bladder.
- At the time her family was told she might not survive after suffering a massive blood clot on her brain, resembling a stroke.
- Many present their items for sale in fold-up wooden boxes, resembling a briefcase.
- Where homes once stood, there were scenes resembling an earthquake zone.
- In fact, they resemble patterns typically not seen until late fall or early winter.
- Place nuts in a food processor and blend until mixture resembles very fine breadcrumbs.
- Most of these lacy sculptures resemble architectural models.
- Initially, choosing a mentor and setting goals closely resembles what it feels like to be congruent.
- A pensioner told how her garden had been left resembling a bomb site after a sewage pipe exploded.
- In order to make a creature that even vaguely resembles the comic book version, special effects are obviously necessary.
- Sift the flour, cinnamon and sugar into a bowl and rub the butter in until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
- Vaguely resembling baseball, the game of cricket dates back to sixteenth century England.
Synonyms look like, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, put one in mind of, take after, favour, have a look of, make one think of approximate to, smack of, have (all) the hallmarks of, correspond to, be not dissimilar to, be not unlike echo, mirror, duplicate, parallel Zoology & Botany mimic archaic bear semblance to
Derivatives noun rɪˈzɛmblə rare A person or thing that is very similar to another. the resemblers of the man in the picture Example sentencesExamples - This emerged as a resembler of the previous legal arrangements.
- Possibly there may come some resembler of Masih who may be buried near the mausoleum of the Prophet.
- I saw the French king (Louis XIV) with greater pleasure as the friend and resembler of my own royal patron.
Origin Middle English: from Old French resembler, based on Latin similare (from similis 'like'). similar from late 16th century: This was also originally a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’. It comes from Latin similis ‘like’. The literary device simile for drawing comparisons (Late Middle English) is from the same source; as are simulate (mid 17th century), resemble (Middle English), and semblance (Middle English).
Rhymes assemble, dissemble, Kemble, tremble Definition of resemble in US English: resembleverbrəˈzembəlrəˈzɛmbəl [with object]Have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. some people resemble their dogs they seemed to resemble each other closely Example sentencesExamples - Where homes once stood, there were scenes resembling an earthquake zone.
- Larger bottles were made too, whose shape resembled an inflated balloon or bladder.
- Initially, choosing a mentor and setting goals closely resembles what it feels like to be congruent.
- A pensioner told how her garden had been left resembling a bomb site after a sewage pipe exploded.
- Most of these lacy sculptures resemble architectural models.
- Figures resembling servants often appear along with the flight crews.
- Vaguely resembling baseball, the game of cricket dates back to sixteenth century England.
- Many present their items for sale in fold-up wooden boxes, resembling a briefcase.
- There is nothing resembling a face or body in this structure - it is silent and still.
- He resembles the description of a man seen getting out of the victim's car.
- In fact, they resemble patterns typically not seen until late fall or early winter.
- The cuckoo, which resembles a sparrowhawk or a kestrel in flight, can be difficult to identify.
- The theory of dogs resembling their owners was put to the test at a fun dog show recently.
- In order to make a creature that even vaguely resembles the comic book version, special effects are obviously necessary.
- From above, the shapes resembled pyramids, roads and buildings, they said.
- The beets are cut up mechanically into slices in machines resembling giant food processors.
- Place nuts in a food processor and blend until mixture resembles very fine breadcrumbs.
- In a waiting room resembling an interrogation room, we made an official report.
- Sift the flour, cinnamon and sugar into a bowl and rub the butter in until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
- At the time her family was told she might not survive after suffering a massive blood clot on her brain, resembling a stroke.
Synonyms look like, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, put one in mind of, take after, favour, have a look of, make one think of
Origin Middle English: from Old French resembler, based on Latin similare (from similis ‘like’). |