resemble

«resemble» in Mova's school dictionary: to look like them or be similar to them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (resemble, resembles, resembled, resembling)

meaning for a pupil

To resemble someone or something means to look like them or be similar to them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: a stick insect resembles a twig (camouflage). In family life: a child resembles a parent. In maths: shapes that resemble each other may be similar. Phrases: closely resemble, bear a resemblance to.

examples

• She resembles her mother. tree →
• The cloud resembled a dragon. tree →
• A stick insect resembles a twig, which helps it hide. tree →
• The two brothers closely resemble each other. tree →
• The cake resembled a castle. tree →
• This rock resembles a face. tree →
• The pages resembled the ugliest sweeps. tree →

note

No "to" after it: "He resembles his dad", not "resembles to". Not used in the -ing form for looks: say "she resembles", not "she is resembling". Noun: resemblance.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «resemble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.