semble

Like; resembling.

Adjective

  1. Like; resembling.
    • name and deede that bare the semble stile - 1584, Thomas Hudson, Judith:

Origin

From Middle English semble, from Old French semble.

Verb

  1. 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:
  2. It seems; it appears that

Origin

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

Forms

sembles sembling sembled