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resemble

VT คล้าย  คล้ายคลึง  เหมือน  look like imitate klai

 

resemble in

PHRV ดูเหมือน  เหมือน  du-muan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESEMBLE

v.t.s as z. [See Similar. ] 1. To have the likeness of; to bear the similitude of something, either in form, figure or qualities. One man may resemble another in features; he may resemble a third person in temper or deportment.
Each one resembled the children of a king. Judges 8:18.
2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like something else.
The torrid parts of Africa are resembled to a libbard's skin, the distance of whose spots represents the dispersed situation of the habitations.

 

RESEMBLED

pp. Likened; compared.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RESEMBLE

Re *sem "ble (r-zm "b'l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resembled (-b'ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. Resembling (-blng ).] Etym: [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar. ]

 

1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak.

 

2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs. ] The other. .. He did resemble to his lady bright. Spenser.

 

3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs. ] "They can so well resemble man's speech. " Holland.

 

4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] H. Bushnell.

 

RESEMBLER

RESEMBLER Re *sem "bler (r-zm "blr ), n.

 

Defn: One who resembles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

resemble

re sem ble |riˈzembəl rəˈzɛmbəl | verb [ with obj. ] have qualities or features, esp. those of appearance, in common with (someone or something ); look or seem like: some people resemble their dogs | they seemed to resemble each other closely. DERIVATIVES re sem bler |-blər |noun ( rare )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French resembler, based on Latin similare (from similis like ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

resemble

re |sem ¦ble |rɪˈzɛmb (ə )l | verb [ with obj. ] have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something ); look or seem like: some people resemble their dogs | they resembled each other closely. DERIVATIVES resembler noun ( rare )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French resembler, based on Latin similare (from similis like ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

resemble

resemble verb cape gooseberries resemble overgrown ground cherries: look like, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, take after, favor, have the look of; approximate to, smack of, have (all ) the hallmarks of, correspond to, echo, mirror, parallel; archaic bear semblance to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

resemble

resemble verb the woman resembled Jackie Kennedy | her views resemble those of the right-wing tabloid press: look like, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to, remind one of, put one in mind of, take after, favour, have a look of, make one think of; approximate to, smack of, have (all ) the hallmarks of, correspond to, be not dissimilar to, be not unlike; echo, mirror, duplicate, parallel; Zoology & Botany mimic; archaic bear semblance to. ANTONYMS differ from.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

resemble

re sem ble /rɪzémb (ə )l /re (元に )semble (似せる )〗(名 )resemblance 動詞 s /-z /; d /-d /; -bling 他動詞 1 〈人 事が 〉【外観などの点で 】〈人 事 〉に似ている , 類似している «in » (look 自動詞 3 類義 ) (!通例進行形 受け身にしない ) The animal that most closely resembles human beings is the ape .人間に最もよく似ている動物は類人猿である Al has been resembling his father more and more .アルはだんだん父に似てきた (!このように 「だんだん似てくる 」という場合は進行形も可 ) 2 ⦅古 ⦆〈人が 〉 «…に » 〈物 事 〉をたとえる (liken ) «to » .