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Definition of Resemble
Resemble

To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other.

To liken; to compare; to represent as like.

To counterfeit; to imitate.

To cause to imitate or be like.

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Resemble Quotations

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
Samuel Johnson

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.
George Sand

Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it becomes what the world offers it.
Rene Magritte

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.
Ryan Phillippe

Resemble Translations

resemble in Danish is ligne
resemble in Dutch is lijken op, gelijken, lijken
resemble in French is ressemblez, ressemblons, ressembler, ressemblent
resemble in Italian is assomigliarsi
resemble in Portuguese is assemelhe-se
resemble in Spanish is asemejarse, parecerse


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