seem

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.

[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.

verb

To have the appearance of: appear, look, sound¹. Idioms: strike one as (being). See surface/depth.

v

Definition: appear; give the impression
Antonyms: be real

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IN BRIEF: Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.

Men should be what they seem. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - synes, forekomme, virke, lade til

idioms:

• it seems    det lader til, det virker som om

Nederlands (Dutch)
schijnen, lijken, dunken, de indruk wekken

Français (French)
v. intr. - sembler, avoir l'air

Deutsch (German)
v. - scheinen, erscheinen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δείχνω/μοιάζω (σαν/να), φαίνομαι (σαν/να)

idioms:

• it seems    φαίνεται (ότι), απ' ό, τι φαίνεται

Italiano (Italian)
sembrare, parere

idioms:

• it seems    sembra

Português (Portuguese)
v. - parecer

idioms:

• it seems    parece que

Русский (Russian)
казаться, иметь какое-л. мнение

idioms:

• it seems    кажется, очевидно, видимо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - parecer, figurarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - verka, tyckas, förefalla, verka vara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
像是, 似乎

idioms:

• it seems    好像

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 像是, 似乎

idioms:

• it seems    好像

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - ~같이 보이다, (~하는 것 같은) 생각이 들다, (존재하는 것으로) 보이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見える, 思われる

idioms:

• it seems    ～のようだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتراءى, يبدو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נראה, יצר רושם, הופיע‬

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