intr.v., seemed, seem·ing, seems.
- To give the impression of being; appear: The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned.
- To appear to one's own opinion or mind: I can't seem to get the story straight.
- 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.
- To appear to exist: There seems no reason to postpone it.
[Middle English semen, from Old Norse sœma, to conform to, from sœmr, fitting.]
SYNONYMS seem, appear, look. These verbs mean to present the appearance of being: seems angry; appears skeptical; looks happy.
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