English

rank|character|taking|information|467|seem|book|story|deep

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK & General American|US) IPA|/si�m/
*audio|en-us-seem.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�m|-i�m

Homophones
seam

Verb
en-verb

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

#: He seems to be ill.
#: Her eyes seem blue.

Quotations
1813 (14th C.): w:Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri, The Vision of Hell as translated by The Rev. H. F. Cary.
:He, from his face removing the gross air,<br>Oft his left hand forth stretch'd, and seem'd alone<br>By that annoyance wearied.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms
seeming
seemingly

Translations
trans-top|to appear
Arabic: ARchar|�بد� IPAchar|(yábdu)
Chinese: 好� (h�oxiàng)
Czech: zdát se
Danish: synes
Dutch: lijken, schijnen
Finnish: näyttää, tuntua
French: sembler, paraître
German: scheinen, dünken
Hungarian: látszik
trans-mid
Italian: sembrare
Japanese: ...��� (...rashii)
Korean: 보�� (boida)
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ار��, KUchar|�ا د�ار��
Portuguese: parecer
Russian: каза���� (kazát�s�a)
Spanish: parecer
Swedish: förefalla, verka, tyckas
Telugu: �నిపి��� (anipiMcu)
Turkish: görünmek, gözükmek
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Category:1000 English basic words

ar:seem
ast:seem
de:seem
fr:seem
io:seem
it:seem
hu:seem
ja:seem
pl:seem
simple:seem
fi:seem
ta:seem
te:seem
vi:seem

• 2007-12-12 09:13 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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