resemble Hear it!

resemble definition

re·sem·ble (ri zem′bəl)

transitive verb resembled -·bled, resembling -·bling

  1. to be like or similar to in appearance or nature
  2. Archaic to liken or compare

Etymology: ME resemblen < OFr resembler < re-, again + sembler < L simulare: see simulate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

resemble Synonyms

resemble

v.

look like, be like, seem like, sound like, follow, take after, parallel, match, correspond to, coincide, relate, mirror, bear analogy, approximate, remind one of, bring to mind, bear a likeness, have all the signs of, be the very image of, be similar to, come close to, appear like, bear a resemblance to, favor, come near, pass for, have all the earmarks of, echo, compare with, be comparable to, smack of*, be the spit and image of*, be a dead-ringer for*; see also agree.

Antonyms differ*, contrast*, vary.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

resemble Usage Examples

Object

  • breadcrumb: When the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, add the ground cloves.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • more: Indeed, as Matthew Parris has pointed out, they resemble nothing more than unreconstructed Old Labor of the 1980s.

Adjective complement

  • other: It should be noted that many of these propositions resemble other more mainstream therapy approaches.

Modifying Another Word

  • closely: Our branded products are unique: they're very high quality foods, designed to closely resemble meat.

Used with why or when

  • what: It may not resemble what you had in mind... .

Present participle complement

  • live: Both are very striking fish, being covered with so many ornate spines they resemble living sculptures.

Preposition: in

  • appearance: Which animal do you most resemble in both appearance and habit?
resemble usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

resemble quotes

Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.

-Waller, Edmund

resemble quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"resemble." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/resemble>

APA Style

resemble. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/resemble

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment