seem

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\ ˈsēm

seemed; seeming; seems

Definition of seem

intransitive verb

1 : to appear to the observation or understanding

2 : to give the impression of being

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Examples of seem in a Sentence

What they're doing doesn't seem right to me. I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed.

Recent Examples on the Web The measure now moves to the upper house, the Rajya Sabha, where Modi seems to have enough allies that most analysts predict it will soon become law. — BostonGlobe.com, "HYDERABAD, India — India took a major step toward the official marginalization of Muslims on Tuesday as one house of Parliament passed a bill that would establish a religious test for migrants who want to become citizens, solidifying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda.," 11 Dec. 2019 The primary avatars -- Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black -- seem to be having an awfully good time with all this silliness, which is mildly infectious, even when the movie sags. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Jumanji: The Next Level' repeats the program, with a few welcome wrinkles," 10 Dec. 2019 In the 1980s, geneticists noted that type B viruses seemed to have split into two distinct, evolutionary lineages based on studying their Has. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Unusual type of flu virus is dominating early start to this year’s flu season," 10 Dec. 2019 This seems to be the first Russian anthology ever published that does not affect one with the feeling of intense irritation. — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, "Vladimir Nabokov’s Fighting Spirit," 10 Dec. 2019 There seem to be a lot of people double-fisting with an e-cigarette in one hand and their phone in the other. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "The D.C. Lawmaker Going Toe to Toe With Big Vape Never Planned to Be in This Fight," 10 Dec. 2019 The number of people may be small, but their compassion seems to be great. — Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, "10 acts of kindness by strangers around the world," 9 Dec. 2019 Surely disappointing more than a few fans, this seems to be 100 percent accurate. — Wired, "Cantina Talk: No, Finn and Poe Aren’t Dating, Sorry," 9 Dec. 2019 But Trump seemed not to have a clue or a care as to what NATO should actually do in the future. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, "Trudy Rubin: Why the laughter at Trump at the NATO conference wasn’t funny," 6 Dec. 2019

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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seem. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

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seem

verb

English Language Learners Definition of seem

: to appear to be something or to do something : to have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc.

—used with it to make a statement about what appears to be true based on what is known

—used to make a statement less definite or more polite —followed by to + verb —often used in negative statements

See the full definition for seem in the English Language Learners Dictionary

seem

verb

\ ˈsēm

seemed; seeming