assomigliare

to resemble

verb ahs-soh-mee-LYAH-reh Rare

Also means

to look like

Usage Note

Assomigliare takes the preposition a: assomigliare a qualcuno ('to resemble someone'). It is intransitive and takes avere as auxiliary. The reflexive assomigliarsi means to resemble each other. It is NOT reflexive in the base form — a common learner error is to add si when describing resemblance to one person.

Examples

"Assomigli molto a tua madre."

Natural Translation

You look a lot like your mother.

Literal Translation

You-resemble a lot to your mother.

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