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Definition of resemble verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

resemble

verb

NAmE//rɪˈzɛmbl//

[no passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they resemble

he / she / it resembles

past simple resembled

(not used in the progressive tenses) resemble somebody/something to look like or be similar to another person or thing She closely resembles her sister. So many hotels resemble each other. The plant resembles grass in appearance.

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