to bear a resemblance to

  • 1bear no resemblance — index deviate, differ (vary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2bear a resemblance to — bear a resemblance (or similarity) to resemble …

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  • 3bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …

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  • 4bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5resemblance */ — UK [rɪˈzembləns] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms resemblance : singular resemblance plural resemblances if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in their appearance resemblance between: The …

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  • 6resemblance — n. 1) to bear a resemblance to 2) a close, strong; remote; striking resemblance 3) a family resemblance 4) a resemblance between; to * * * [rɪ zembləns] remote striking resemblance strong to a close a family resemblance …

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  • 7resemblance — re|sem|blance [ rı zembləns ] noun count or uncount * if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in their appearance: resemblance between: The resemblance between the sisters is striking. bear a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8bear — bear1 /bair/, v., bore or (Archaic) bare; borne or born; bearing. v.t. 1. to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 2. to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 3. to bring forth ( …

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  • 9bear — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive] Word forms bear : present tense I/you/we/they bear he/she/it bears present participle bearing past tense bore UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] past participle borne UK [bɔː(r)n] / US [bɔrn] *** 1) [usually in… …

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  • 10bear — I [[t]bɛər[/t]] v. bore, borne born, bear•ing 1) to hold up or support: The columns bear the weight of the roof[/ex] 2) to give birth to: to bear a child[/ex] 3) to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit[/ex] 4) to sustain or be… …

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