Resemble
verb
To look like or be similar to someone or something.
She really resembles her mother in appearance.
Often appears as...
- resemble someone
- closely resemble
verb
To have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with someone or something.
His behaviour resembles that of his father.
Often appears as...
- resemble in behaviour
- strongly resemble
verb
To look like or be similar to someone or something.
She really resembles her mother in appearance.
Often appears as...
- resemble someone
- closely resemble
verb
To have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with someone or something.
His behaviour resembles that of his father.
Often appears as...
- resemble in behaviour
- strongly resemble
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Family Looks
Use 'resemble' to describe similar appearance between family members.
He resembles his brother, with the same blue eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Similar Objects
Objects can resemble each other; the focus is on visual similarity.
This building resembles an ancient Greek temple.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Resemble' can be used metaphorically to create a vivid comparison.
The clouds resembled fluffy cotton candy in the sky.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Looks
Use 'resemble' to describe similar appearance between family members.
He resembles his brother, with the same blue eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Similar Objects
Objects can resemble each other; the focus is on visual similarity.
This building resembles an ancient Greek temple.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Resemble' can be used metaphorically to create a vivid comparison.
The clouds resembled fluffy cotton candy in the sky.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Looks
Use 'resemble' to describe similar appearance between family members.
He resembles his brother, with the same blue eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Similar Objects
Objects can resemble each other; the focus is on visual similarity.
This building resembles an ancient Greek temple.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Resemble' can be used metaphorically to create a vivid comparison.
The clouds resembled fluffy cotton candy in the sky.
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The coelacanth: A living...
that promotes limb development in land vertebrates. So although the coelacanth itself isn't a land-walker, its fins do resemble those of its close relatives who first hauled their bodies onto land with the help of these sturdy, flexible appendages, acting as an evolutionary bridge to the land lovers that followed.
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Chimps have feelings and...
if you go to a hospital and you refuse life-saving medical treatment, a judge will not order it forced upon you, because they will respect your self-determination and your autonomy. Now, an equality right is the kind of right to which you're entitled because you resemble someone else in a relevant way,
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Sir David Attenborough...
fully grown and neither are they hedgehogs although they seem to resemble them so closely they are a strange extremely primitive creature called a tenrec and they live nowhere else in the world but in madagascar the local people have superstitions and taboos connected with nearly all their
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How we conquered the...
he heard a dairy maid say, "I shall never have smallpox, for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly, pockmarked face." Cowpox is a skin disease that resembles smallpox and infects cows. Later on, as a physician, he realized that she was right, women who got cowpox didn't develop
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What lives in ice? PIPE...
my personal favorite this guy's blood chemistry resembles that of antifreeze and it enables them to live in temperatures below zero he's nestled into a little nook or cranny in the ice protected from predators and surrounded by dinner in
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Elephants Being...
What emotions do elephants feel? And why is the herd so important for their survival? We're going to explore the amazing behaviour of these majestic animals and uncover why elephants pay more than a passing resemblance to ourselves.
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What we know (and don't...
and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat resemble those of a typical flu,
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Puffer Fish PIPE National...
sort of i mean not exactly okay the truth is the puffer gulps water until it resembles a beach ball and in the process transforms from a tasty morsel into a major pain no matter what the otter tries the
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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A Collection Of Autumn...
in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
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The coelacanth: A living...
that promotes limb development in land vertebrates. So although the coelacanth itself isn't a land-walker, its fins do resemble those of its close relatives who first hauled their bodies onto land with the help of these sturdy, flexible appendages, acting as an evolutionary bridge to the land lovers that followed.
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
if you go to a hospital and you refuse life-saving medical treatment, a judge will not order it forced upon you, because they will respect your self-determination and your autonomy. Now, an equality right is the kind of right to which you're entitled because you resemble someone else in a relevant way,
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
fully grown and neither are they hedgehogs although they seem to resemble them so closely they are a strange extremely primitive creature called a tenrec and they live nowhere else in the world but in madagascar the local people have superstitions and taboos connected with nearly all their
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How we conquered the...
he heard a dairy maid say, "I shall never have smallpox, for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly, pockmarked face." Cowpox is a skin disease that resembles smallpox and infects cows. Later on, as a physician, he realized that she was right, women who got cowpox didn't develop
Video examples
What lives in ice? PIPE...
my personal favorite this guy's blood chemistry resembles that of antifreeze and it enables them to live in temperatures below zero he's nestled into a little nook or cranny in the ice protected from predators and surrounded by dinner in
Video examples
Elephants Being...
What emotions do elephants feel? And why is the herd so important for their survival? We're going to explore the amazing behaviour of these majestic animals and uncover why elephants pay more than a passing resemblance to ourselves.
Video examples
What we know (and don't...
and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat resemble those of a typical flu,
Video examples
Puffer Fish PIPE National...
sort of i mean not exactly okay the truth is the puffer gulps water until it resembles a beach ball and in the process transforms from a tasty morsel into a major pain no matter what the otter tries the
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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A Collection Of Autumn...
in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombian Novelist
It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
I like to make films with characters that resemble real people, about societies that exist.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
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Divya Khosla Kumar
Indian Actress
I have put many elements in 'Sanam Re' which resembles my personal life.
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Franz Schubert
Austrian Composer
The world resembles a stage on which every man is playing a part.
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George Sand
French Novelist
Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombian Novelist
It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
I like to make films with characters that resemble real people, about societies that exist.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.
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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
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Divya Khosla Kumar
Indian Actress
I have put many elements in 'Sanam Re' which resembles my personal life.
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Franz Schubert
Austrian Composer
The world resembles a stage on which every man is playing a part.
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George Sand
French Novelist
Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.
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