resemble

[US]/rɪˈzembl/
[UK]/rɪˈzembl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. bear a likeness to, be similar to.

Phrases & Collocations

resemble each other

Example Sentences

to resemble a large chipmunk

to resemble the madrigal in style

some people resemble their dogs.

An orange resembles a grapefruit.

they seemed to resemble each other closely.

His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet.

My brother resembles me in looks.

It resembles a petroglyph of some sort more than it resembles the "usual" crop circle design.

the steep, rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain.

Ameboid Describing an organism that resemble an ameba in shape and movement.

The friary seemed to have been fortified in such a way as to resemble a fortress.

•Idoneous to divide in bean paste and resemble divided.

a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida.

Markarian 273 is a galaxy with a bizarre structure that somewhat resembles a toothbrush.

He resembles his father very closely.

The characteristic is looked that resembles stockily but actually insincere, frequently quarrels with the same table of Pakistan.

The kitchen floor resembles an archaeological dig, covered as it is by these brittle tesserae.

hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae.

Real-world Examples

The future doesn't always resemble the past.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

You can even find out which breed you resemble.

Source: VOA Daily Standard January 2019 Collection

A diagram like this will always resemble a figure 8.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

Are you approaching anything resembling a point?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Well, children usually resemble their parents.

Source: Travel Across America

Most people say I more closely resemble my mother.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

One of Saturn's moons, Prometheus, for one, resembles a potato.

Source: If there is a if.

She knew it was hard to network and that Bizz pages resembled dating profiles.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

The Coffee plant is a shrub which resembles the laurel.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

And experts said the building in the image doesn't even closely resemble the Pentagon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

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