seem

seem  (sm)

intr.v. seemed, seem·ing, seems

1. To give the impression of being; appear: The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned.

2. To appear to one's own opinion or mind: I can't seem to get the story straight.

3. To appear to be true, probable, or evident: It seems you object to the plan. It seems like rain. He seems to have worked in sales for several years.

4. To appear to exist: There seems no reason to postpone it.

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[Middle English semen, from Old Norse sma, to conform to, from smr, fitting; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: seem, appear, look
These verbs mean to present the appearance of being: seems angry; appears skeptical; looks happy.

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seem

Verb

1. to appear to the mind or eye; give the impression of: the car seems to be running well

2. to appear to be: there seems no need for all this nonsense

3. to have the impression: I seem to remember you were there too [Old Norse sōma to be suitable]

USAGE: See at like.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" appear, look make - appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" feel - produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" pass off - be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent" sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" come across - be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression glow, radiate, beam, shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, jump - be highly noticeable rear, rise, lift - rise up; "The building rose before them" loom - come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
	2.	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" appear 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	seem - appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	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" seem, appear - seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

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seem

verb appear, give the impression of being, look, look to be, sound as if you are, look as if you are, look like you are, strike you as being, have the or every appearance of being

Translations

seem [siːm] vi → parecer;

there seems to be ... → parece que hay ...;

it seems (that) ... → parece que ...;

what seems to be the trouble? → ¿qué pasa?;

I did what seemed best → hice lo que parecía mejor

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seem [siːm] vi → sembler, paraître;

there seems to be ... → il semble qu'il y a ..., on dirait qu'il y a ...;

it seems (that) ... → il semble que ...;

what seems to be the trouble? → qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?

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seem [siːm] vi → scheinen;

there seems to be a mistake → da scheint ein Fehler zu sein;

it seems (that) → es scheint(, dass);

it seems to me that ... → mir scheint, dass ...;

what seems to be the trouble? → worum geht es denn?;

(doctor) → was fehlt Ihnen denn?

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seem [siːm] vi → sembrare, parere;

there seems to be ... → sembra che ci sia ...;

it seems (that) ... → sembra or pare che ... + sub;

what seems to be the trouble? → cosa c'è che non va?

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seem

v seem [siːm]

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. lyk, kom voor يَبْدو изглеждам zdát se, vypadat virke; synes scheinen φαίνομαι, δείχνω, δίνω την εντύπωση parecer näima به نظر آمدن näyttää sembler, paraître לְהֵירָאוֹת प्रतीत होना, लगना, जान पड़ना činiti se, izgledati látszik memberi kesan virðast, sÿnast sembrare ～に見える ...인 듯하다, ...의 인상을 주다 atrodyti šķist; izskatīties kelihatan schijnen synes, virke, forekomme zdawać się, wydawać się parecer a părea, a da impresia казаться zdať sa, vyzerať zdeti se delovati verka, tyckas ดูเหมือนว่า (gibi) görünmek 好像 здаватися; уявляти نظر آنا dường như 好像

adj seeming

existing in appearance, though not usually in reality her seeming indifference. oënskynlik ظاهِري привиден zdánlivý tilsyneladende scheinbar φαινομενικός aparente näiv ظاهري näennäinen apparent לְמַראִית עַין आभास tobožnji, prividan látszólagos tampak sem virðist vera apparente 見せかけの 겉에 나타난, 표면상의 tariamas šķietams pada lahirnya schijnbaar tilsynelatende, øyensynlig pozorny aparente apa­rent кажущийся zdanlivý navidezen na izgled skenbar, låtsad ที่ปรากฏต่อสายตา görünüşteki 表面上的 уявний, несправжній ظاہر ہونا làm ra vẻ, bề ngoài 表面上的

adv seemingly

apparently; according to report Seemingly, her mother is very ill. skynbaar كما يَبْدو، كَما يَظْهَر както изглежда jak se zdá tilsyneladende anscheinend κατά τα φαινόμενα, προφανώς aparentemente nähtavasti ظاهرا nähtävästi apparemment כַּנִראֶה स्पष्टत: naoko látszólag rupanya að því er virðist apparentemente みかけは 보기에는, 겉으로는 matyt šķiet; acīmredzot tampak pada lahirnya schijnbaar tilsynelatende, øyensynlig widocznie aparentemente în apa­renţă, aparent по-видимому zdanlivo očitno tobože tydligen ตามที่เห็นจากภายนอก göründüğü kadarıyla, sözüm ona 表面上 на вигляд; очевидно ظاہری طور پر làm ra vẻ, bề ngoài 表面上

adj seemly

(negativeunseemly) (of behaviour etc) suitable, proper or decent seemly conduct. welvoeglike لائِق، مُناسِب пристоен slušný sømmelig schicklich ευπρεπής, ταιριαστός decente sünnis شايسته sopiva convenable נָאֶה, מַתאִים अच्छा, शोभनीय dolično, pristojno ill(end)ő patut viðeigandi, sæmandi conveniente きちんとした 알맞은, 적당한 tinkamas, prideramas atbilstošs; pieklājīgs sopan gepast sømmelig, passende przyzwoity, właściwy correcto con­venabil подобающий, приличествующий vhodný, primeraný primeren pristojan passande, tillbörlig เหมาะเจาะ edebe uygun, nazik 適宜的 пристойний; підхожий معقول انداز میں lịch sự 适宜的