resemble, verb, /rɪ’zɛmbl/
to look like or be similar to someone or something.
to look or be like (someone or something).
It’s amazing how closely Brian and Steve resemble each other.
He grew up to resemble his father.
He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament.
Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.
We couldn’t find anything resembling [=like] a good restaurant. [=we couldn’t find a good restaurant].
resemblance, noun, /rɪ’zɛmbləns/
if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in the way they look.
the state of looking or being like someone or something else.
something that makes one person or thing like another.
The resemblance between Susan and her sister was remarkable.
bear a (close/striking/uncanny etc) resemblance to somebody/something (=look like)
Tina bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
bear little/no resemblance to somebody/something
What happens in the film bears little resemblance to what actually happened.
He bears/has a close/striking/strong/uncanny resemblance to his father. [=he looks a lot like his father]
When she showed me her niece’s picture, I immediately saw a/the family resemblance. [=a similarity in the way they look because they are related]
He doesn’t look exactly like his father, but there is some resemblance.
There is no resemblance between her and her sister.
I noticed some resemblances between them. [=I noticed some ways in which they resemble each other]
