seems

Definition of seems in English English dictionary: Third person form of to seem
seems to him: appears to him, looks to him as if
seem: {v} to appear, have resemblance, pretend
he seems old for his years: he looks older than his true age, he acts older than his true age
it seems: apparently, it appears as though, probably
it seems that: it appears that, presumably, apparently
it seems to me: it appears to me, I understand this to be so
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
something seems to be the matter: something is wrong, something seems to be wrong

seems

Turkish pronunciation

simz

Pronunciation

/ˈsēmz/ /ˈsiːmz/

Etymology

[ sEm ] (intransitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English semen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse s[oe]ma to honor, s[oe]mr fitting, samr same; more at SAME.