What does seem mean?
Definitions for seem
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word seem.
Princeton's WordNet
look, appear, seemverb
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"
appear, seemverb
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
"It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
seemverb
appear to exist
"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
seemverb
appear to one's own mind or opinion
"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
Wiktionary
seemverb
To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
Etymology: semen "to seem, befit, be becoming" from sœma (> Danish sømme) from sœmr, from sōm-, akin to Old Norse sómi (> archaic Danish somme), seman, Old English som.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SEEMverb
Etymology: sembler, French; unless it has a Teutonick original, as seemly certainly has.
My lord, you’ve lost a friend, indeed;
And I dare swear, you borrow not that face
Of seeming sorrow; it is sure your own. William Shakespeare, H. IV.Speak: we will not trust our eyes
Without our ears: thou art not what thou seem’st. William Shakespeare.So spake th’ Omnipotent; and with his words
All seem’d well pleas’d; all seem’d, but were not all. John Milton.In holy nuptials ty’d;
A seeming widow, and a secret bride. Dryden.Observe the youth
Already seems to snuff the vital air. John Dryden, Æn.It seems to me, that the true reason why we have so few versions which are tolerable, is because there are so few who have all the talents requisite for translation. Dryden.
Sir, there she stands:
If aught within that little seeming substance
May fitly like your grace,
She’s there, and she is your’s. William Shakespeare, King Lear.The earth by these, ’tis said,
This single crop of men and women bred;
Who, grown adult, so chance, it seems, enjoin’d,
Did male and female propagate. Richard Blackmore, Creation.A prince of Italy, it seems, entertained his mistress upon a great lake. Joseph Addison, Guardian.
The raven, urg’d by such impertinence,
Grew passionate, it seems, and took offence. Addison.He had been a chief magistrate; and had, it seems, executed that high office justly and honourably. Francis Atterbury.
It seems that when first I was discovered sleeping on the ground, the emperor had early notice. Gulliver.
Here’s another discontented paper,
Found in his pocket too; and this, it seems,
Rodorigo meant t’ have sent. William Shakespeare, Othello.It seems the camel’s hair is taken by painters for the skin with the hair on. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
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seem
Seem is a verb that means to give the impression or sensation of having a particular quality, often based on appearances or perceptions. It could also refer to the act of appearing in a certain way or giving a particular impression.
Webster Dictionary
Seemadjective
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
Seemverb
to befit; to beseem
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Seem
sēm, v.i. to appear: to have a show: to look: to pretend, to assume an air: to appear to one's self.—v.t. (B.) to befit: to become.—n. Seem′er.—adj. Seem′ing, apparent: specious: ostensible.—n. appearance: semblance: a false appearance: way of thinking.—adv. Seem′ingly.—n. Seem′ingness.—adj. Seem′less (Spens.), unseemly: indecorous.—n. Seem′liness.—adj. Seem′ly (comp. Seem′lier, superl. Seem′liest), becoming: suitable: decent: handsome.—adv. in a decent or suitable manner.—n. Seem′lyhed (Spens.), decent comely appearance.—It seems, it appears: it seems to me. [A.S. séman, to satisfy, to suit; or prob. direct from Scand., Ice. sæma, to honour, conform to.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SEEM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Seem is ranked #75799 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Seem surname appeared 254 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Seem.
90.1% or 229 total occurrences were White.
7.4% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
1.9% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'seem' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #576
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'seem' in Written Corpus Frequency: #589
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'seem' in Verbs Frequency: #33
Anagrams for seem »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of seem in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of seem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of seem in a Sentence
When hundreds of people are in running shoes and shorts, we don't seem that scary.
It seems so long ago now, but I remember in the fall of 2009 there were high level discussions about the impact this might have on the Olympic Games, and it doesn't seem real now, but at the time, it was very real.
America has not always been kind to its artists and scholars. Somehow the scientists always seem to get the penthouse while the arts and humanities get the basement.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
Based on what has been described thus far, it clearly is a mistake because it runs counter to our policy, the consequences of that mistake at this point, however, do not seem significant.
[ The April report was released to ] make The April report seem that black folks are killing people because of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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- ظهر, بدا, يبدوArabic
- semblar, parèixerCatalan, Valencian
- synesDanish
- dünken, scheinenGerman
- dzeEwe
- φαίνομαιGreek
- ŝajniEsperanto
- parecerSpanish
- vaikuttaa, tuntua, näyttääFinnish
- paraître, semblerFrench
- lykjeWestern Frisian
- parecerGalician
- נראהHebrew
- दिखना, लगनाHindi
- sanbleHaitian Creole
- látszikHungarian
- parerInterlingua
- parere, apparire, sembrareItalian
- らしい, ように見える, そうJapanese
- ჩანსGeorgian
- 보이다Korean
- دیاره, وا دیارهKurdish
- videorLatin
- ngiaMāori
- synesNorwegian
- schijnen, lijkenDutch
- paréisserOccitan
- wyglądać, wydawać sięPolish
- parecerPortuguese
- parer, pareir, parairRomansh
- păreaRomanian
- казаться, показатьсяRussian
- parriri, parrere, parriSardinian
- zdeti seSlovene
- tyckas, verka, synas, förefallaSwedish
- అనిపించుTelugu
- ดูเหมือนThai
- gözükmek, görünmekTurkish
- здаєтьсяUkrainian
- لگنا, دکھایاUrdu
- có vẻ như, dường nhưVietnamese
- jinönVolapük
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