semble

See also: semblé

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmbəl/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English semblen, from Old French sembler (“to resemble”).

Verb

semble (third-person singular simple present sembles, present participle sembling, simple past and past participle sembled)

1. (obsolete) To imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
   • 1706, Matthew Prior, An Ode humbly inscrib'd to the queen:

     Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.

2. (law, third-person singular only) It seems; it appears that

Etymology 2

From Middle English semble, from Old French semble.

Adjective

semble (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Like; resembling.
   • 1584, Thomas Hudson, Judith:

     name and deede that bare the semble stile

References

“semble”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• mebles

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

semble

1. inflection of sembler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• blêmes

Ido

Adverb

semble

1. apparently, seemingly

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French sembler (“to resemble, seem”), compare Haitian Creole sanble.

Verb

semble

1. to resemble

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Spanish

Verb

semble

1. inflection of semblar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative