verb phrase · neutral
bear little resemblance to + noun
to have very few similarities with something else
Examples
“The rebuilt stadium bears little resemblance to the original structure.”
“Modern slang often bears little resemblance to traditional language.”
“His new painting bears little resemblance to his earlier work.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the renovated building occupies the same footprint, it now bears little resemblance to its nineteenth-century predecessor.”
Collocations
- bear little/no resemblance to + noun
- bear a strong resemblance to
Word family
Common mistakes
bear little resemblance with→bear little resemblance to
bears little resemblance to→bear little resemblance to
Say it for a higher band
5look nothing like→6bear some resemblance to→7+bear little resemblance to + noun
Synonyms
look nothing like
Easily confused
resemble
“The two paintings closely resemble each other.”
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