resemble (verb)
1resemble — ► VERB ▪ have a similar appearance to or features in common with. ORIGIN Old French resembler, from Latin similare, from similis like …
2resemble — verb ADVERB ▪ closely, greatly, strongly, very much ▪ He very much resembles a friend of mine. ▪ in no way, not remotely ▪ …
3resemble — verb /ɹɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/ a) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. But what youve just described does resemble a person of that kind. b) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken. And …
4resemble — verb (transitive not in progressive or passive) to look like, or be similar to, someone or something: closely resemble: Mick closely resembled his father …
5resemble — verb have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with. Origin ME: from OFr. resembler, based on L. similare (from similis like ) …
6resemble — verb don t you think he resembles Tom Cruise? Syn: look like, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, take after, favor, have the look of; approximate to, smack of, have (all) the hallmarks of, correspond to, echo, mirror,… …
7resemble — verb Syn: look like, be similar to, remind one of, take after, approximate to, smack of, correspond to, echo, mirror, parallel Ant: differ from …
8resemble */*/ — UK [rɪˈzemb(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms resemble : present tense I/you/we/they resemble he/she/it resembles present participle resembling past tense resembled past participle resembled [never passive] to be similar to someone or… …
9resemble — re|sem|ble [ rı zembl ] verb transitive ** never passive to be similar to someone or something, especially in appearance: The two species resemble each other. closely/faintly/strongly/vaguely resemble: Soldiers are trained under conditions that… …
10resemble — [14] Resemble goes back ultimately to Latin similis ‘like’, source of English similar. From it was formed the verb similāre ‘imitate’, which passed into Old French as sembler ‘be like, seem’ (source of English semblance). Addition of the… …