Meaning of word resemble

походить на, иметь сходство, быть похожим

глагол ↓

- походить, иметь сходство

the boy resembled his mother — мальчик был похож на мать 

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Словосочетания

resemble closely — близко совпадать  
to most closely resemble — наиболее напоминать  
once-fertile areas can come to resemble deserts — некогда плодородные территории могут превращаться в подобие пустынь  
resemble to some extent — несколько напоминать  
resemble nearly — иметь близкое сходство  
to outwardly resemble — внешне напоминать  
only vaguely resemble — отдаленно напоминать  
resemble in appearance — внешне напоминать  
to only vaguely resemble — отдаленно напоминать  
to somewhat resemble — несколько напоминать  

Примеры с переводом

Mary resembles her mother in looks. 

Мэри внешне похожа на свою мать.

This part of the country resembles England. 

Эта местность напоминает Англию.

It’s amazing how closely Brian and Steve resemble each other. 

Поразительно, насколько сильно Брайан и Стив похожи друг на друга.

It’s uncanny how much the twins resemble each other. 

Просто невероятно, как сильно близнецы похожи друг на друга.

She resembles her mother very much. 

Она очень сильно похожа на мать.

He grew up to resemble his father. 

Он повзрослел и стал похож на своего отца.

This paper resembles my own work. 

Эта статья похожа на мою собственную работу.

He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament. 

Внешностью и темпераментом он сильно напоминает своего отца.

Terrier dogs closely resemble each other. 

Собаки-терьеры очень похожи друг на друга.

Harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties. 

Сбор лесных грибов не терпит дилетантства, поскольку некоторые съедобные их разновидности очень схожи с ядовитыми.

Возможные однокоренные слова

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: resemble
he/she/it: resembles
ing ф. (present participle): resembling
2-я ф. (past tense): resembled
3-я ф. (past participle): resembled

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transitive verb

1

: to be like or similar to

2

archaic

: to represent as like

Example Sentences



He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament.



Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French resembler, from re- + sembler to be like, seem, from Latin similare to copy, from similis like — more at same

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of resemble was
in the 14th century

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman, Old French resembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”), synchronically analyzable as re- +‎ semble.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/
  • Hyphenation: re‧sem‧ble

Verb[edit]

resemble (third-person singular simple present resembles, present participle resembling, simple past and past participle resembled)

  1. (transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

      We will resemble you in that.

    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎[1]:

      He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.

    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 230b.

      But what you’ve just described does resemble a person of that kind.

    The twins resemble each other.

  2. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To counterfeit; to imitate.

    • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the VVorld. Commonly Called, The Natvrall Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:

      They can so well resemble mans speech.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.

    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vi:

      And ſince we all haue ſuckt one wholſome aire,
      And with the ſame proportion of Elements,
      Reſolue, I hope we are reſembled,
      Uowing our loues to equall death and life, […]

    • 1881, Horace Bushnell, Building Eras in Religion
      they resemble themselves to the swans

Synonyms[edit]

  • mirror
  • duplicate
  • look like

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Translations[edit]

to be like or similar to something else

  • Albanian: shëmbëllej (sq)
  • Arabic: شَبِهَ‎ (ar) (šabiha), مَاثَلَ‎ (māṯala)
  • Azerbaijani: oxşamaq, bənzəmək
  • Belarusian: быць падо́бным impf (bycʹ padóbnym)
  • Bulgarian: приличам (bg) (priličam)
  • Catalan: semblar (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 相似 (zh) (xiāngsì)
  • Czech: připomínat (cs) impf, podobat se impf
  • Danish: ligne (da), minde om
  • Dutch: gelijken op (nl), lijken op (nl)
  • Egyptian: (nḥr), (twt)
  • Esperanto: simili
  • Finnish: muistuttaa (fi)
  • French: ressembler à (fr)
  • Friulian: someâ
  • Galician: semellar (gl), asemellar (gl)
  • German: ähneln (de), gleichen (de)
  • Greek: μοιάζω (el) (moiázo)
  • Hungarian: hasonlít (hu)
  • Irish: is cosúil le
  • Italian: rassomigliare (it), somigliare (it), assomigliare (it), arieggiare (it)
  • Japanese: 似ている (ja) (にている, nite iru)
  • Korean: 비슷하다 (ko) (biseuthada), 닮다 (ko) (damda), 같다 (ko) (gatda)
  • Latin: similō
  • Lombard: someià
  • Luxembourgish: gläichen
  • Maori: āhuahua, kāhukahuka, āhukahuka
  • Norman: r’semblier
  • Norwegian: likne, minne om
  • Occitan: semblar (oc)
  • Persian: شباهت داشتن‎ (fa) (šabâhat dâštan)
  • Polish: być podobnym impf, przypominać (pl) impf, przypomnieć (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: assemelhar-se a (pt), semelhar
  • Quechua: rikch’akuy
  • Romanian: semăna (ro)
  • Romansch: sumegliar, semegliar, samagliear, sumiglier, sumagliar, sumaglier
  • Russian: походи́ть (ru) impf (poxodítʹ) (+ на), напомина́ть (ru) impf (napominátʹ), быть похо́жим impf (bytʹ poxóžim) (+ на), име́ть схо́дство impf (imétʹ sxódstvo) (+ с)
  • Sardinian: assimizare, simizare, assimbillai, simbilai, assimbigiai, assemizare, atipizare, aerai, agghentinare
  • Serbo-Croatian: sličiti (sh)
  • Sicilian: assimigghiari (scn)
  • Slovak: podobať sa impf
  • Spanish: asemejarse a (es), semejar (es), parecerse (es)
  • Swedish: likna (sv)
  • Turkish: benzemek (tr)
  • Ukrainian: бу́ти поді́бним impf (búty podíbnym), бу́ти схо́жим impf (búty sxóžym)
  • Venetian: somejar, somegiar, somiar

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

resemble

  1. inflection of resemblar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
Источник

  • 1
    resemble

    походи́ть, име́ть схо́дство

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > resemble

  • 2
    resemble

    Персональный Сократ > resemble

  • 3
    resemble

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > resemble

  • 4
    resemble

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > resemble

  • 5
    resemble

    [rɪ’zemb(ə)l]

    v

    походить, иметь сходство

    The two brothers resemble each other. — Оба брата похожи друг на друга.

    This part of the country resembles England. — Эта местность напоминает Англию

    — resemble smb, smth

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > resemble

  • 6
    resemble

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > resemble

  • 7
    resemble

    [rɪˈzembl]

    resemble походить, иметь сходство

    English-Russian short dictionary > resemble

  • 8
    resemble

    [rıʹzemb(ə)l]

    походить, иметь сходство

    НБАРС > resemble

  • 9
    resemble

    1) иметь сходство

    2) походить

    Англо-русский технический словарь > resemble

  • 10
    resemble

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > resemble

  • 11
    resemble

    [rɪ`zembl]

    походить, иметь сходство

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > resemble

  • 12
    resemble

    English-russian biological dictionary > resemble

  • 13
    resemble

    verb

    походить, иметь сходство

    Syn:

    compare

    * * *

    (v) походить на

    * * *

    походить на, иметь сходство с

    * * *

    [re·sem·ble || rɪ’zembl]
    походить на, иметь сходство, быть похожим

    * * *

    походить, иметь сходство

    Новый англо-русский словарь > resemble

  • 14
    resemble

    иметь сходство, походить, быть похожим

    Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > resemble

  • 15
    resemble

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > resemble

  • 16
    resemble

    представлять себе

    as an example of what the preferred alliance structure within the area currently resembles в качестве примера / иллюстрации того, как себе представляют в данном регионе предпочтительную схему объединения

    English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > resemble

  • 17
    resemble

    [rɪ’zembl]

    гл.

    походить, иметь сходство

    This part of the country resembles England. — Эта местность напоминает Англию.

    Mary resembles her mother in looks. — Мэри внешне похожа на свою мать.

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > resemble

  • 18
    resemble

    походи́ть на кого-л.; име́ть схо́дство с кем-л.

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > resemble

  • 19
    resemble

    v походить, иметь сходство

    Синонимический ряд:

    approximate (verb) approximate; coincide; correlate; correspond; favor; favour; feature; look like; match; parallel; relate; simulate; take after

    Антонимический ряд:

    English-Russian base dictionary > resemble

  • 20
    resemble

    English-Russian mining dictionary > resemble

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  • 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

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These symptoms can be misleading and resemble common infectious.



Эти симптомы могут вводить в заблуждение и напоминать общее инфекционное заболевание.


Huge rounded stones really resemble giant bowling balls.



Громадные округлые камни действительно напоминают исполинские шары для игры в боулинг.


We should not expect extraterrestrial lifeforms to resemble anything familiar.



Мы не должны ожидать что внеземные формы жизни будут походить на что-нибудь нам знакомое.


Should not resemble the clothing of men.



Однако это не должно походить на форму одежды мужчин.


It does not even slightly resemble real life.



Но даже и это не очень похоже на реальную жизнь.


You can’t expect steady annual returns that resemble historical averages.



Вы не можете ожидать устойчивых годовых доходов, которые напоминают исторические средние значения.


Arguments and explanations largely resemble each other in rhetorical use.



Аргументы и объяснения во многом напоминают друг друга при использовании в риторике.


They resemble humans but are not.



Они напоминают человеческие, но вроде бы таковыми не являются.


Others wonder if tourists will visit parks that increasingly resemble military camps.



Других удивляет, что туристы будут посещать парки, которые всё больше напоминают военные лагеря.


The omelettes resemble a soufflé more than a traditional omelette.



Толщиной в несколько дюймов, он больше напоминает суфле, чем традиционный омлет.


Lopsided wars resemble police operations more than combat in earlier eras.



Односторонние войны в большей степени напоминают полицейские операции, чем сражения в ранние эпохи существования человечества.


They look less intrusive than banners and resemble editorials.



Они выглядят менее навязчиво, чем баннеры, и напоминают передовые статьи.


Although they resemble flowers, they are actually classified as marine animals.



Несмотря на то, что они напоминают растения, их относят к морским животным.


Japan also eat bamboo seeds, which vaguely resemble oats.



В Японии также употребляют в пищу бамбуковые семена, которые отдаленно напоминают овес.


Sculpture and Painting genre that resemble the high solution photographs.



Это жанр живописи и скульптуры, который напоминает фотографии с высоким разрешением.


Immature stages resemble the adults except for size.



Незрелые этапы жизненного цикла похожи на взрослых, за исключением того, что они меньше.


Said to resemble a cloaked woman.


These discs resemble those that form planets around young stars.



Образованные диски очень похожи на те, что формируют планеты вокруг молодых звезд.


They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean.



Они похожи на изображения и часто показывают то, что они означают.


A business lady should not resemble some movie or pop star.



В то же время деловая женщина не должна выглядеть как кино- или поп-звезда.

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resemble — перевод на русский

/rɪˈzɛmbl/

I resemble our mother— solid and proper and dull.

Я похож на нашу мать — надежную и правильную но скучную.

Doesn’t it resemble someone?

Не правда ли, он похож на кого-то?

I resemble Dr. Salvatore so much.

Ведь я так похож на доктора Сальватора.

I also resemble my farther.

Я тоже похож на своего отца.

Do I resemble him?

Я похож на него?

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She resembles someone, doesn’t she?

Она кого-то напоминает, не находишь?

It resembles an animal.

1— ый ювелир: Оно напоминает животное.

Outline resembles the inferior species known as Cybermen.

Внешний вид напоминает низшую расу киберлюдей.

Perhaps since the mid-day siesta resembles death more than sleep.

Неприятный, возможно, потому, что сиеста в разгар дня напоминает скорее смерть, нежели сон.

He holds a weapon made of iron in his left hand, flames which resemble a sacred heart in his right hand,

Оно держит оружие из железа в левой руке, отблеск которого напоминает о священном сердце в правой руке.

Показать ещё примеры для «напоминает»…

A one-cell creature resembling, more than anything else, a huge individual brain cell.

Одноклеточное существо, больше всего напоминающее отдельную клетку мозга.

A fabulous animal resembling a horse with one horn.

Сказочное животное, напоминающее коня с рогом на лбу.

You’re lucky to find anything that even resembles the truth.

Если очень повезет, здесь можно найти нечто, напоминающее правду.

Was he wearing something that resembled a uniform?

Был ли он одет во что-то, напоминающее униформу?

Perhaps you can send the next of kin something that almost resembles a flower.

Ты, пожалуй, мог бы отправить ближайшим родственникам нечто, почти напоминающее цветок.

Показать ещё примеры для «напоминающее»…

Foreman: An infectious agent’s molecular structure can resemble the spinal cord’s.

Возбудители инфекции на молекулярном уровне могут походить на белки спинного мозга.

A thief could color himself to resemble a priest.

Вор может покрасить себя, чтобы походить на священника.

If Radley spent less time in church and more at his tailor’s, he might not so resemble a badly-bound hymn book.

Если бы Рэдли проводил меньше времени в церкви, и больше у своего портного, он мог бы меньше походить на плохо переплетенный молитвенник.

Well, we think that he may have changed the color of his hair to resemble Joe.

Мы считаем, он мог изменить цвет волос, чтобы походить на Джо.

Because those who resemble me, depress me, and that gives me a negative image.

Потому что те, кто походит на меня, вводят меня в депрессию, а это придаёт отрицательный имидж.

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You don’t resemble each other, but you both have gentle hearts.

Вы не похожи друг на друга, но у вас обоих доброе сердце.

I’ve been thinking, «How could I have met two men in the same week who resemble each other in such flattering ways?»

Я думала: «Как я могла за одну неделю познакомиться с двумя мужчинами которые привлекательны и так похожи друг на друга?»

This is how closely real twins resemble each other!

Это так просто. Реальные близнецы похожи друг на друга!

Minister Park Jun Ki Being around each other so long, are you guys starting to resemble each other?

Министр Пак Чон Ки что даже становитесь похожи друг на друга?

They resemble each other.

Они похожи друг на друга.

Показать ещё примеры для «похожи друг на»…

You resemble my dead father.

Ты очень похож на моего покойного отца.

He resembles the usurper’s son near enough.

Он очень похож на сына узурпатора.

That she… resembles that child? And so, did he command you not to tell me?

Что она очень похожа на неё… поэтому он приказал тебе держать это в тайне?

You resemble your grandma too much

Ты очень похожа на свою бабушку.

Sir, my sister was told of a man Who resembles our father’s photograph down by lead,

Сэр, моей сестре сказали, что в Лиде есть человек очень похожий на нашего отца.

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Other forms: resembling; resembled; resembles

Have you noticed that many pet owners resemble their pets? Or is it that pets resemble their owners? Either way, it’s downright strange how they often look alike.

Derived from the old French word sembler, “to appear,” the verb resemble can imply a whole spectrum of likeness. For example, you might closely resemble your schnauzer or, hopefully, only vaguely resemble each other. It’s not just about appearance, either. This concept can include all kinds of characteristics. Two companies can resemble each other and the same could be said of two philosophies.

Definitions of resemble

  1. verb

    appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

    “She
    resembles her mother very much”

    “This paper
    resembles my own work”

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    types:

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    look like

    bear a physical resemblance to

    come to life

    be lifelike, as of a painting

    take after

    be similar to a relative

    approximate, come close

    be close or similar

    imitate

    appear like, as in behavior or appearance

    echo, recall

    call to mind

    ape

    imitate uncritically and in every aspect

    emulate

    imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software

    follow suit

    do what someone else is doing

    approach, border on

    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

    type of:

    agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally

    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

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re·sem·ble

 (rĭ-zĕm′bəl)

tr.v. re·sem·bled, re·sem·bling, re·sem·bles

To exhibit similarity or likeness to.

[Middle English resemblen, from Old French resembler : re-, re- + sembler, to appear (from Latin simulāre, to imitate, from similis, like; see sem- in Indo-European roots).]

re·sem′bler n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

resemble

(rɪˈzɛmbəl)

vb

(tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

[C14: from Old French resembler, from re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like]

reˈsembler n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•sem•ble

(rɪˈzɛm bəl)

v.t. -bled, -bling.

1. to be like or similar to.

2. Archaic. to liken or compare.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French resembler, Old French, =re- re- + sembler to seem, be like < Latin similāre, derivative of similis like]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

resemble

Past participle: resembled
Gerund: resembling

Imperative
resemble
resemble
Present
I resemble
you resemble
he/she/it resembles
we resemble
you resemble
they resemble
Preterite
I resembled
you resembled
he/she/it resembled
we resembled
you resembled
they resembled
Present Continuous
I am resembling
you are resembling
he/she/it is resembling
we are resembling
you are resembling
they are resembling
Present Perfect
I have resembled
you have resembled
he/she/it has resembled
we have resembled
you have resembled
they have resembled
Past Continuous
I was resembling
you were resembling
he/she/it was resembling
we were resembling
you were resembling
they were resembling
Past Perfect
I had resembled
you had resembled
he/she/it had resembled
we had resembled
you had resembled
they had resembled
Future
I will resemble
you will resemble
he/she/it will resemble
we will resemble
you will resemble
they will resemble
Future Perfect
I will have resembled
you will have resembled
he/she/it will have resembled
we will have resembled
you will have resembled
they will have resembled
Future Continuous
I will be resembling
you will be resembling
he/she/it will be resembling
we will be resembling
you will be resembling
they will be resembling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been resembling
you have been resembling
he/she/it has been resembling
we have been resembling
you have been resembling
they have been resembling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been resembling
you will have been resembling
he/she/it will have been resembling
we will have been resembling
you will have been resembling
they will have been resembling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been resembling
you had been resembling
he/she/it had been resembling
we had been resembling
you had been resembling
they had been resembling
Conditional
I would resemble
you would resemble
he/she/it would resemble
we would resemble
you would resemble
they would resemble
Past Conditional
I would have resembled
you would have resembled
he/she/it would have resembled
we would have resembled
you would have resembled
they would have resembled

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb 1. resemble — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; «She resembles her mother very much»; «This paper resembles my own work»

correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check — be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; «The two stories don’t agree in many details»; «The handwriting checks with the signature on the check»; «The suspect’s fingerprints don’t match those on the gun»

look like — bear a physical resemblance to; «She looks like her mother»

come to life — be lifelike, as of a painting; «If you look at it long enough, this portrait comes to life!»

take after — be similar to a relative; «She takes after her father!»

imitate — appear like, as in behavior or appearance; «Life imitate art»

echo, recall — call to mind; «His words echoed John F. Kennedy»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

resemble

verb be like, look like, favour (informal), mirror, echo, parallel, be similar to, duplicate, take after, remind you of, bear a resemblance to, put you in mind of She so resembles her mother.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

resemble

verb

To be similar to, as in appearance:

Chiefly Regional: favor.

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

podobat se

ligneminde om

muistuttaa

sličiti

hasonlít

líkjast

似ている

닮다

būti panašiam į

atgādinātbūt līdzīgamlīdzināties

biti podoben

likna

คล้าย

giống với

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

resemble

[rɪˈzɛmbəl] vt [+ person, thing, situation] → ressembler à

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

resemble

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

resemble

(rəˈzembl) verb

to be like or look like. He doesn’t resemble either of his parents.

reˈsemblance noun

I can see some resemblance(s) between him and his father.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

resemble

→ يُشابِهُ podobat se ligne ähneln μοιάζω parecerse, parecerse a muistuttaa ressembler sličiti assomigliare 似ている 닮다 lijken op ligne być podobnym parecer-se com напоминать likna คล้าย benzemek giống với 类似

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

resemble

v. tener semejanza; parecerse a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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