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seem
[ seem ]
verb (used without object)
- to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
She seems better this morning.
- to appear to one's own senses, mind, observation, judgment, etc.:
It seems to me that someone is calling.
- to appear to exist:
There seems no need to go now.
- to appear to be true, probable, or evident:
It seems likely to rain.
- to give the outward appearance of being or to pretend to be:
He only seems friendly because he wants you to like him.
seem
/ siːm /
verb
- copula to appear to the mind or eye; look
this seems nice
the car seems to be running well
- to give the impression of existing; appear to be
there seems no need for all this nonsense
- used to diminish the force of a following infinitive to be polite, more noncommittal, etc
I can't seem to get through to you
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈseemer, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of seem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of seem1
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Example Sentences
I meet her now in the bustling Neumarkt Square in Cologne, surrounded by Christmas market stalls where locals eat sausage and drink mulled wine, and the dramas of Syria seem far away.
"People seem to think we are still in the 1930s and 40s," says general secretary Ken Green.
Some of the captives appear to be elderly, and many are wearing what seem to be bloodstained white robes.
They have fired their coach and general manager, and seem to have handed the decision-making to quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who went for it on fourth down five times against the Rams.
If this was a bridge too far for Spurs, there currently seems little to limit the journey Liverpool might take under Arne Slot.
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