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Meaning of 'seem'
Meaning of 'seem' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Seem 
[ a.]
- To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance;
to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or
fancy as being; to be taken as. [ a.]2. Seem [ v. t.]
- To befit; to beseem. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'seem' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. seem [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- appear to one's own mind or opinion
- appear to one's own mind or opinion
Example in sentence:
- I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters;
- I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
Meaning (2):
- seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- seem to be true, probable, or apparent
Example in sentence:
- It appears that the weather in California is very bad;
- It seems that he is very gifted
Meaning (3):
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Example in sentence:
- She seems to be sleeping;
- They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time;
- This appears to be a very difficult problem;
- This project looks fishy
Meaning (4):
- appear to exist
- appear to exist
Example in sentence:
- There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
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