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Definition of resemble

resemble

/rɪˈzɛmbəl/
re · sem · ble
Adjective:resembling
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Past Simple:resembled
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Past Participle:resembled
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Present Participle:resembling
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• verb

1

To have qualities, features, or an appearance similar to someone or something else.

Example

"The young musician closely resembles her grandmother in both appearance and temperament."

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Word Nuance & Usage

'Resemble' is a stative, strictly transitive verb that takes a direct object without a preposition (e.g., 'she resembles her mother', not 'resembles to her mother') and is rarely used in progressive tenses or the passive voice.

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• Nearby Words

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reseller
resemblance
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resend
resent
resentence

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Old French 'resembler' ('to be like, appear'), formed from the intensive prefix 're-' and 'sembler' ('to seem, appear'), ultimately from Late Latin 'similare' ('to make like, imitate'), from Latin 'similis' ('similar').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Resemble. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/resemble
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