What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed.
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: 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
See words that rhyme with seem Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for seem Spanish Central: Translation of seem Nglish: Translation of seem for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of seem for Arabic speakers
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