resemble

American

[ri-zem-buhl] / rɪˈzɛm bəl /

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling

to be like or similar to.
Archaic. to liken or compare.

resemble British

/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

(tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

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Other Word Forms

preresemble verb
resembler noun
resemblingly adverb
unresembling adjective

Etymology

Origin of resemble

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English resemblen, from Middle French resembler, Old French, from re- re- + sembler “to seem, be like” (from Latin similāre, derivative of similis “like”; similar )

Example Sentences

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Pathway’s architecture organizes short-term memory very differently than the transformer, with an update mechanism that resembles what is found in the brain, and, crucially, has the same storage pattern as long-term memory, according to Stamirowska.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strangely, The Cliff resembled the spectrum of one very hot star more than that of an entire galaxy.

From Science Daily

Unlike other Tesla vehicles, which more closely resemble the average car on the road, the Cybertruck is a statement piece that is tough to separate from the Tesla CEO.

From MarketWatch

As content like this is amplified and reshared across social media, it transforms from obvious manipulation into what resembles verified “fact.”

From Salon

"Tripel" beers again stand apart, with bubble dynamics resembling those of simple surfactants, the molecules commonly used to stabilize foams in everyday products.

From Science Daily

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