seemingly

Definition of seemingly in English English dictionary: {a} in appearance, show or pretense; In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly; vagueness You use seemingly when you want to say that something seems to be true. He has moved to Spain, seemingly to enjoy a slower style of life; from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"; If something is seemingly the case, you mean that it appears to be the case, even though it may not really be so. A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up. = apparently; apparently, ostensibly, according to outward appearance; In a seeming manner
seeming: outward appearance
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seeming: apparent
seem: {v} to appear, have resemblance, pretend
seeming: {n} an appearance, show, opinion, sense
seem: 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
seem: appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
seem: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
seem: appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
seem: To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as
seem: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
seem: {f} appear to be, look like; give the impression of, have the appearance of
seem: appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
seem: appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
seem: To befit; to beseem
seem: vagueness You use seem when you are describing your own feelings or thoughts, or describing something that has happened to you, in order to make your statement less forceful. I seem to have lost all my self-confidence I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost
seem: You use seem to say that someone or something gives the impression of having a particular quality, or of happening in the way you describe. We heard a series of explosions. They seemed quite close by Everyone seems busy except us To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple £50 seems a lot to pay The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes It was a record that seemed beyond reach The proposal seems designed to break opposition to the government's economic programme It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative It seemed as if she'd been gone forever There seems to be a lot of support in Congress for this move There seems no possibility that such action can be averted This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems
seem: If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to. No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills see also seeming
seeming: Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness
seeming: present participle of seem
seeming: appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
seeming: Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth
seeming: vagueness Seeming means appearing to be the case, but not necessarily the case. For example, if you talk about someone's seeming ability to do something, you mean that they appear to be able to do it, but you are not certain. Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs = apparent. appearing to be something, especially when this is not actually true = apparent
seeming: {s} appearing to be, creating the impression that, looking as if
seeming: Apprehension; judgment
seeming: {i} outward appearance, look