resembler

English

Etymology

resemble +‎ -er.

Noun

resembler (plural resemblers)

1. A person who resembles another.

Old French

Etymology

From re- +‎ sembler.

Verb

resembler

1. to look like; to resemble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of resembler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		resembler			avoir resemblé
gerund		en resemblant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		resemblant
past participle		resemblé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	resemble	resembles	resemble	resemblons	resemblez	resemblent
	imperfect	resembloie, resembleie, resembloe, resembleve	resembloies, resembleies, resembloes, resembleves	resembloit, resembleit, resemblot, resembleve	resembliiens, resembliens	resembliiez, resembliez	resembloient, resembleient, resembloent, resemblevent
	preterite	resemblai	resemblas	resembla	resemblames	resemblastes	resemblerent
	future	resemblerai	resembleras	resemblera	resemblerons	resembleroiz, resemblereiz, resemblerez	resembleront
	conditional	resembleroie, resemblereie	resembleroies, resemblereies	resembleroit, resemblereit	resembleriiens, resembleriens	resembleriiez, resembleriez	resembleroient, resemblereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	resemble	resembles	resemble	resemblons	resemblez	resemblent
	imperfect	resemblasse	resemblasses	resemblast	resemblissons, resemblissiens	resemblissoiz, resemblissez, resemblissiez	resemblassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	resemble	—	resemblons	resemblez	—

Descendants

• French: ressembler
• Norman: r'semblier
• → Middle English: resemblen
  • English: resemble