Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Resemble — Re*sem ble (r? z?m b l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resembled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resembling} ( bl?ng).] [F. ressembler; pref. re re + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See {Similar}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resemble — index appear (seem to be), approximate, correspond (be equivalent), demean (deport oneself) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
resemble — mid 14c., from O.Fr. resembler (12c.), from re , intensive prefix, + sembler to appear, to seem, be like, from L. simulare to copy. Related: Resembled; resembling … Etymology dictionary
resemble — [v] look or be like appear like, approximate, bear resemblance to, be similar to, be the very picture of*, bring to mind, coincide, come close to, come near, correspond to, double, duplicate, echo, favor, feature, follow, have earmarks of*, have… … New thesaurus
resemble — ► VERB ▪ have a similar appearance to or features in common with. ORIGIN Old French resembler, from Latin similare, from similis like … English terms dictionary
resemble — [ri zem′bəl] vt. resembled, resembling [ME resemblen < OFr resembler < re , again + sembler < L simulare: see SIMULATE] 1. to be like or similar to in appearance or nature 2. Archaic to liken or compare … English World dictionary
resemble — 01. Salome certainly [resembles] her mother physically, but their characters are completely different. 02. This house [resembles] the house that I grew up in. 03. The flavor of snake meat apparently [resembles] that of chicken. 04. Bill and Bob… … Grammatical examples in English
resemble */*/ — 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… … English dictionary
resemble — verb ADVERB ▪ closely, greatly, strongly, very much ▪ He very much resembles a friend of mine. ▪ in no way, not remotely ▪ … Collocations dictionary
resemble — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
resemble — 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 … Wiktionary
