Definitions for resemble
rɪˈzɛm bəlre·sem·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. resembleverb

   appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

   "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. resembleverb

   To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

2. resembleverb

   To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Resembleverb

   Etymology: resembler, Fr.

   1. To compare; to represent as like something else.

   Most safely may we resemble ourselves to God, in respect of that pure faculty, which is never separate from the love of God. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   The torrid parts of Africk are resembled to a libbard’s skin, the distance of whose spots represent the disperseness of habitations. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.

   2. To be like; to have a likeness to.

   If we see a man of virtues, mixed with infirmities, fall into misfortune, we are afraid that the like misfortunes may happen to ourselves, who resemble the character. Addison.

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1. resemble

   To resemble means to show similarity or likeness to someone or something in appearance, qualities or characteristics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resembleverb

   to be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other

2. Resembleverb

   to liken; to compare; to represent as like

3. Resembleverb

   to counterfeit; to imitate

4. Resembleverb

   to cause to imitate or be like

5. Etymology: [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resemble

   rē-zem′bl, v.t. to be similar to: to have the likeness of: to possess similar qualities or appearance: to compare: to make like.—adj. Resemblable, admitting of being compared.—n. Resem′blance, the state of resembling: similitude: likeness: similarity: that which is similar.—adj. Resem′blant.—n. Resem′bler.—adj. Resem′bling.—adv. Resem′blingly. [O. Fr. resembler (Fr. ressembler)—re-, again, sembler, to seem—L. simulāre, to make like—similis, like.]

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1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resemble' in Verbs Frequency: #760

How to pronounce resemble?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say resemble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resemble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resemble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of resemble in a Sentence

1. Jason McLellan:

   What weve been able to do is produce the molecule thats on the surface of the coronavirus in our lab. So the surface of the virus contains these spike molecules that sort of resemble mushrooms and they use these molecules to bind to our cells and then cause the virus to enter the cells, so we really want to target these spikes to prevent their function and prevent the virus from getting into our cell.

2. David Kramer:

   They want nothing close to resemble what happened in Afghanistan.

3. Lei Ming:

   Since then, all young women nationwide find that girls who are dressed as guys are no less handsome and more sexually attractive and secure than real guys, in the subculture, neutral-looking, slender and short-hair girls resemble the ideal male image in the world of manga (Japanese comics). This positioning appeals to a lot of people of the new generation.

4. RJ Intindola:

   Your legacy among family and friends shall resemble a blank page while you remain silent when others threaten our constitutional values.

5. President Vladimir Putin:

   Everyone says that the Minsk Agreements must be implemented and then the sanctions issue may be reconsidered, this is beginning to resemble the theater of the absurd because everything essential that needs to be done with regard to implementing the Minsk Agreements is the responsibility of the current Kiev authorities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resemble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Resemble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=resemble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resemble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=resemble