Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with resemble in American Collocation
resemble
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/rɪˈzemb(ə)l/
very much
closely
exactly
greatly
strongly
He was named Peter after his grandfather, whom he strongly resembled.
rather
remotely
slightly
somewhat
vaguely
The plant somewhat resembles Indian corn, or maize.
in physical appearance
physically
superficially
Though it superficially resembles a wasp, a hover-fly is completely harmless.
increasingly
increasingly
Crime and violence have increased, and the area increasingly resembles a war zone.