"seem" meaning in Englisch

See seem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: siːm Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-seem.wav , En-us-seem.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present seem, he seems, she seems, it seems, simple past seemed, present participle seeming, past participle seemed
Rhymes: iːm
  1. (zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen
    Sense id: de-seem-en-verb-vRnqmG-e
  2. scheinen
    Sense id: de-seem-en-verb-Ka0h9Rmr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: appear, assume, look, pretend Derived forms: seeming, seemliness, seemly Translations ((zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen): scheinen (Deutsch), anscheinend sein (Deutsch), erscheinen (Deutsch) Translations (scheinen): scheinen (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "simple present seem"
    },
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      "form": "he seems"
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    {
      "form": "she seems"
    },
    {
      "form": "it seems"
    },
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          "text": "You seem to believe it.",
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          "text": "I seem to hear voices.",
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      "word": "appear"
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      "word": "assume"
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      "word": "look"
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      "word": "pretend"
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      "sense": "(zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen",
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      "sense": "(zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen",
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    {
      "form": "she seems"
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    {
      "form": "it seems"
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        }
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      "word": "assume"
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      "word": "look"
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