resemble

[ri-zem-buhl]

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling 

1. to be like or similar to.

2. Archaic.,  to liken or compare.

resemble

/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Other Word Forms

• resemblingly adverb
• preresemble verb
• unresembling adjective
• resembler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

C14: from Old French resembler , from _re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like

Example Sentences

Some images obviously resembled a bunny or were vividly red, while others were ambiguous and required careful judgment to tell the categories apart.

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Dr. Wilson agrees that warm-ups that resemble the main workout can support better performance outcomes.

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As commodities, they resemble collectibles like Beanie Babies, with values derived from the “greater fool” theory — that someone is out there willing to pay more than your acquisition cost to take them off your hands.

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When owners gushed that their Frenchies and pugs resembled human babies, I took offense on behalf of all parents.

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What better way to make the afterlife slightly less terrifying than to see a version of it with our own eyes on the silver screen, whatever that interpretation might resemble.

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Related Words

• feature 
• mirror 
• parallel 
• simulate