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- Dictionaryseem/siːm/
verb
- 1. give the impression of being something or having a particular quality: "Dawn seemed annoyed"
- 2. be unable to do something, despite having tried: "he couldn't seem to remember his lines"
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to give the effect of being; to be judged to be: He's 16, but he often seems (to be) younger. The children seemed ( as if/as though/like they were) tired. I suspect his claims are not all they seem - he tends to exaggerate. Things are seldom as/how/what they seem. [ + to infinitive ] I seem to know more about him than anyone else.
The meaning of SEEM is to appear to the observation or understanding. How to use seem in a sentence.
Seem means "to give a certain impression," usually by physical appearance like your messy hair and wrinkled clothing that made it seem like you just rolled out of bed.
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.
Definition of seem linking verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use seem to say that someone or something gives the impression of having a particular quality, or that something gives the impression of happening in the way you describe.
Seem means ‘appear in a particular way’. We can use it as a linking verb (like be) or with a to-infinitive. We do not normally use seem in the continuous form: …
seem. ( siːm) vb ( may take an infinitive) 1. ( copula) to appear to the mind or eye; look: this seems nice; the car seems to be running well. 2. to give the impression of existing; appear to be: there seems no need for all this nonsense.
Seem is applied to something that has an aspect of truth and probability: It seems warmer today. Appear suggests the giving of an impression that may be superficial or illusory: The house appears to be deserted.
Definition of seem linking verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
