English > resemble: 1 sense > verb 1, stativeMeaning | Appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Examples | - "She resembles her mother very much"
- "This paper resembles my own work"
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Narrower | approximate, come close | Be close or similar |
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come to life | Be lifelike, as of a painting |
echo, recall | Call to mind |
imitate | Appear like, as in behavior or appearance |
look like | bear a physical resemblance to |
take after | Be similar to a relative |
Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
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Spanish | asemejar, parecerse a, parecerse, se asemejan a, semejar |
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Catalan | assemblar-se, semblar |
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Nouns | resemblance | similarity in appearance or external or superficial details |
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