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    resemble
    /rɪˈzɛmbl/

    verb

    • 1. have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like: "some people resemble their dogs"

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  2. to look like or be like someone or something: You resemble your mother very closely. After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield. Fewer examples. The overlapping slates of the roofs in the mountain village resembled fish scales. His latest sculpture resembles an enormous seashell. That actor really resembles my brother-in-law.

  3. The meaning of RESEMBLE is to be like or similar to. How to use resemble in a sentence.

  4. Resemble definition: to be like or similar to.. See examples of RESEMBLE used in a sentence.

  5. resemble somebody/something to look like or be similar to another person or thing. She closely resembles her sister. So many hotels resemble each other. The plant resembles grass in appearance.

  6. Define resemble. resemble synonyms, resemble pronunciation, resemble translation, English dictionary definition of resemble. tr.v. re·sem·bled , re·sem·bling , re·sem·bles To exhibit similarity or likeness to. re·sem′bler n.

  7. If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other. The fish had white, firm flesh that resembled chicken. [VERB noun] She so resembles her mother. [VERB noun] Synonyms: be like, look like, favour [informal], mirror More Synonyms of resemble. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. to look like or be like someone or something: You resemble your mother very closely. After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield. Fewer examples. The overlapping slates of the roofs in the mountain village resembled fish scales. His latest sculpture resembles an enormous seashell.