sound like somebody
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Also seen as: sound like something
Meaning · English
seem or appear to be someone
Literally: produce noise similar to a person
Register: neutral
Examples
He sounds like his father on the phone.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sound like somebody” mean?
seem or appear to be someone Literally: produce noise similar to a person
Is “sound like somebody” formal or informal?
sound like somebody is generally neutral.