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resemble

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re·sem·ble  (r-zmbl)
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 simulre, to imitate, from similis, like; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots).]

re·sembler n.

resemble [rɪˈzɛmbəl]
vb
(tr) to possess some similarity to; be like
[from Old French resembler, from re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like]
resembler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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!"
approximate, come close - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
imitate - appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
echo, recall - call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

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.
Translations
resemble [rɪˈzembl] VTparecerse a
he doesn't resemble his fatherno se parece a su padre
they do resemble one anothersí se parecen el uno al otro

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

resemble
vtähneln, gleichen; they resemble each othersie ähneln or gleichen sich (dat)or einander

resemble [rɪˈzɛmbl] vt(as)somigliare a

resemble
v resemble [rəˈzembl]
to be like or look like He doesn't resemble either of his parents. lyk soos يُشْبِه приличам на podobat se minde om; ligne ähnlich sein μοιάζω (με) parecerse (a) sarnanema همانند بودن؛ شباهت داشتن muistuttaa ressembler à לִהיוֹת דוֹמֶה सदृश होना nalikovati, biti sličan hasonlít mirip líkjast assomigliare 似ている ...을 닮다 būti panašiam į līdzināties; būt līdzīgam; atgādināt kelihatan seperti lijken op likne być podobnym do, przypominać parecer-se com a se­măna (cu) походить на podobať sa biti podoben ličiti likna คล้าย benzemek 相像,類似 скидатися, бути схожим مشابہ ہونا giống với
n reˈsemblance
I can see some resemblance(s) between him and his father. ooreenkoms شَبَه، تَشابُه прилика podobnost lighed die Ähnlichkeit ομοιότητα semejanza, parecido sarnasus شباهت yhdennäköisyys ressemblance דִמיוֹן सादृश्य sličnost hasonlóság kemiripan svipur, líking somiglianza 類似 닮은 것 panašumas līdzība persamaan gelijkenis likhet podobieństwo semelhança ase­mănare сходство podobnosť podobnost sličnost likhet ความคล้ายคลึง benzerlik 相像 схожість مشابہت sự giống nhau

resemble يُشْبه 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


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I use these terms to distinguish this last case from another which might appear to resemble it, but which would, in fact, be essentially different; I mean where the exercise of a concurrent jurisdiction might be productive of occasional interferences in the POLICY of any branch of administration, but would not imply any direct contradiction or repugnancy in point of constitutional authority.
For as offspring resemble their parents, so usury is money bred of money.
It will thus resemble a living organism in all its unity, and produce the pleasure proper to it.
 
 
 
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