Verb

gleichen

to resemble, to be like, to equal

Er gleicht seinem Vater sehr.

He resembles his father a lot.

Kein Tag gleicht dem anderen.

No day is like the other.

Die Zwillinge gleichen sich wie ein Ei dem anderen.

The twins are as like as two peas in a pod.

((sb./sth.dat)) to resemble (sb./sth.) Sie gleicht ihrer Mutter.

Synonyms: ähneln; Antonyms: sich unterscheiden

From Old High German 'gilīhhen', related to English 'like'.

Think of the adjective 'gleich' (same/equal). The verb means 'to be the same as'. It always takes a dative object: 'A gleicht B (dative)' means 'A resembles B'.

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