Past tense of resemble
regular verb
The past tense of resemble is resembled. The past participle is also resembled.
Forms of resemble
| Base form (V1) | resemble /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | resembled /ɹɪˈzɛmbl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | resembled /ɹɪˈzɛmbl̩d/ |
| Present participle | resembling /ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | resembles |
Resembled in a sentence
- The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The pattern resembled an upside down letter W.From the entry upside down
- The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.From the entry mob
- This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.From the entry manifestation
- More important, pure white Pyroceram resembled one of the household's most treasured materials: fine porcelain.2020, Regina Lee Blaszczyk, Imagining Consumers. From the entry pseudochina
Meaning of resemble
- verb To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
- verb To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
- verb To counterfeit; to imitate.
Questions about the past tense of resemble
- What is the past tense of resemble?
- The past tense of resemble is resembled.
- What is the past participle of resemble?
- The past participle of resemble is resembled.
- Is resemble a regular or irregular verb?
- Resemble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resemble (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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