seem — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

She is seeming a bit down these days. Her eyes seem blue. It must have seemed to her she was safe. How'd she seem to you? He seems not to be at home. "It seems like rain". "It seems to me (to be) rather sleety."; "There seem to be a few problems."

It seems a pity, but I can't see you this weekend.

2

To befit; to beseem.

And all within were pathes and alleies wide, With footing worne, and leading inward farre: Faire harbour that them seemes; so in they entred arre.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

beside, blue, diminished, easy, honest, insensible, known, many

The problem seemed easy at first, but it turned out to be quite complicated.

VERB + SEEM

don't, eyes, interests, prices, working

The prices don't seem to be going down anytime soon.

SEEM + NOUN

fruit, man

The old man seemed to know exactly where we needed to go.

PREP.

between, in, on, with

There seemed to be a real connection between them from the moment they met.

ADV.

also, slightly

The new restaurant also seemed like a good place to celebrate our anniversary.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

verb — seem to be true, probable, or apparent

appear

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

She is seeming a bit down these days. Her eyes seem blue. It must have seemed to her she was safe. How'd she seem to you? He seems not to be at home. "It seems like rain". "It seems to me (to be) rath

Wiktionary

02

It seems a pity, but I can't see you this weekend.

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03

He is so fayre, withoutten les, / he semys full well to sytt on des.

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04

You seem an honest man.

Tatoeba · #15955

05

You seem to be an honest man.

Tatoeba · #15956

06

You seem to be prejudiced against ideas that come from foreign countries.

Tatoeba · #16237

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, seem is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.