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1. (v.i.) seem
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.
2. seem
to appear to one's own senses, judgment, etc.
3. seem
to appear to be true or probable:
It seems likely to rain.
4. seem
to appear or pretend to be such:
to seem friendly.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME seme < ON sœma to befit, beseem, der. of sœmr fitting, seemly)
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| Definition of 'seem' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) look, appear, seem
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
2. (verb) appear, seem
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
"It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
3. (verb) seem
appear to exist
"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
4. (verb) seem
appear to one's own mind or opinion
"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
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1. seem
to appear to be or have
She seems tense all the time.; It seemed that nobody was willing to help.; There seems to be no end to the fighting.; It's seems like we made the wrong decision.; It seemed as if she'd be happy if we left.
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| Definition of 'seem' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) seem
to appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as
2. (verb) seem
to befit; to beseem
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Sense: to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing
A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.
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 Afrikaans: lyk, kom voor |
 Arabic: يَبْدو |
 Bulgarian: изглеждам |
 Brazilian: parecer |
 Czech: zdát se, vypadat |
 German: scheinen |
 Danish: virke; synes |
 Greek: φαίνομαι, δείχνω, δίνω τη |
 Spanish: parecer |
 Estonian: näima |
 Farsi: به نظر آمدن |
 Finnish: vaikuttaa |
 French: sembler, paraître |
 Hebrew: לְהֵירָאוֹת |
 Hindi: प्रतीत होना, लगना, जान पड |
 Croatian: činiti se, izgledati |
 Hungarian: látszik |
 Indonesian: memberi kesan |
 Icelandic: virðast, sÿnast |
 Italian: sembrare |
 Japanese: ～に見える |
 Korean: (~처럼) 보이다 |
 Lithuanian: atrodyti |
 Latvian: šķist; izskatīties |
 Malay: kelihatan |
 Dutch: schijnen |
 Norwegian: synes, virke, forekomme |
 Polish: zdawać się, wydawać się |
 Persian: به نظر آمدن |
 Pashto: ښكارېدل، معلومېدل، څرګندې |
 Portuguese: parecer |
 Romanian: a părea, a da impresia |
 Russian: казаться |
 Slovak: zdať sa, vyzerať |
 Slovenian: zdeti se |
 Serbian: delovati |
 Swedish: verka, tyckas |
 Thai: ดูเหมือนว่า |
 Turkish: (gibi) görünmek |
 Taiwanese: 好像 |
 Ukrainian: здаватися; уявляти |
 Urdu: نظر آنا |
 Vietnamese: dường như |
 Chinese: 好像 |
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