Seem — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

seem to be true, probable, or apparent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːm/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈiːm/.

Examples

She seems to be sleeping
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appear look

Parts of Speech

verb	give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect “She seems to be sleeping”
verb	seem to be true, probable, or apparent “It seems that he is very gifted”
verb	appear to exist “There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now”
verb	appear to one's own mind or opinion “I seem to be misunderstood by everyone”

Word Forms

look	noun	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
appearance	noun	a mental representation
apparent	adjective	appearing as such but not necessarily so

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erscheinen

einen bestimmten Eindruck erwecken oder ein bestimmtes äußeres Erscheinungsbild haben

🇫🇷French

sembler

donner une certaine impression ou avoir un certain aspect extérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

parecer

dar una cierta impresión o tener un cierto aspecto exterior

🇮🇹Italian

sembrare

dare una certa impressione o avere un certo aspetto esteriore

🇳🇱Dutch

lijken

een bepaalde indruk geven of een bepaald uiterlijk aspect hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

parecer

dar uma certa impressão ou ter um certo aspecto externo

🇷🇺Russian

казаться

производить определенное впечатление или иметь определенный внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतीत होना

एक निश्चित प्रभाव देना या एक निश्चित बाहरी पहलू रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

মনে হয়

একটি নির্দিষ্ট ছাপ দিন বা একটি নির্দিষ্ট বাহ্যিক দিক আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தெரிகிறது

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தோற்றத்தை கொடுக்க அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வெளிப்புற அம்சம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనిపించవచ్చు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట అభిప్రాయాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా నిర్దిష్ట బాహ్య కోణాన్ని కలిగి ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दिसते

एक विशिष्ट छाप द्या किंवा विशिष्ट बाह्य पैलू ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાગે છે

ચોક્કસ છાપ આપો અથવા ચોક્કસ બાહ્ય પાસું રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೋರುತ್ತದೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಅಂಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോന്നുന്നു

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക മതിപ്പ് നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ബാഹ്യ വശം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਪਹਿਲੂ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگتا ہے

ایک خاص تاثر دیں یا کوئی خاص ظاہری پہلو رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

似乎

给人某种印象或具有某种外在特征

🇯🇵Japanese

思われる

特定の印象を与える、または特定の外見を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

~인 것 같다

특정한 인상을 주거나 특정한 외적인 측면을 가지고 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có vẻ

đưa ra một ấn tượng nhất định hoặc có một khía cạnh bên ngoài nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ดูเหมือน

ให้ความรู้สึกบางอย่างหรือมีแง่มุมภายนอกบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tampaknya

memberi kesan tertentu atau mempunyai aspek lahiriah tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

parang

magbigay ng tiyak na impresyon o magkaroon ng tiyak na panlabas na aspeto

🇲🇾Malay

nampak

memberi kesan tertentu atau mempunyai aspek zahir tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يبدو

تعطي انطباعًا معينًا أو يكون لها جانب خارجي معين

🇮🇷Persian

به نظر می رسد

یک تصور خاص ایجاد کند یا جنبه ظاهری خاصی داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

gözükmek

belirli bir izlenim vermek veya belirli bir dış görünüşe sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהֵרָאוֹת

לתת רושם מסוים או להיות בעל היבט חיצוני מסוים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seem'?

The primary meaning of 'seem' is 'give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'seem' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'seem' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'seem' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'seem' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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