What is "seem" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does seem mean in English? Meaning of seem definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "seem" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "seem": give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

Verb

  • Meaning: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: appear look seem
  • Hyponyms: beam come across cut feel gleam glint glisten glitter glow jump jump out leap out lift loom make pass off radiate rear rise shine sound stand out stick out
  • Hypernyms: be
  • Meaning of "seem": seem to be true, probable, or apparent

    Verb

  • Meaning: seem to be true, probable, or apparent
  • Example: It seems that he is very gifted It appears that the weather in California is very bad
  • Synonyms: appear seem
  • Hyponyms: seem
  • Hypernyms: be
  • Meaning of "seem": appear to exist

    Verb

  • Meaning: appear to exist
  • Example: There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
  • Synonyms: seem
  • Hypernyms: be
  • Meaning of "seem": appear to one's own mind or opinion

    Verb

  • Meaning: appear to one's own mind or opinion
  • Example: I seem to be misunderstood by everyone I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
  • Synonyms: seem
  • Hypernyms: appear seem
  • Synonyms:

    sound, suggest, imply, look, show, hint, assume, pretend, intimate, resemble, insinuate, be suggestive of, convey the impression, create the impression, give the feeling of, give the idea of, have the appearance of, have the aspects of, have the earmarks of, have the features of, have the qualities of, look as if, look like, look to be, make a show of, show every sign of, sound like, strike one as being,

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    seem in English: seem
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