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Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛmbəl/
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Etymology
From Middle English semblen, from Old French sembler (“to resemble”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) To imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.
1706, Matthew Prior, An Ode humbly inscrib'd to the queen:
- (singular, singular-only, third-person) It seems; it appears that
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sembling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sembled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sembled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sembles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |