"seem" meaning in English

See seem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /siːm/ Audio: en-us-seem.ogg [US] Forms: seem [canonical], seems [third-person, singular], seemed [past], seemed [past, participle], seeming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The way something seems to be is the way you think it is when you look at it, hear about it, think about it, etc.
    Sense id: simple-seem-en-verb-r3-PaTCJ Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "It seems unlikely that they will remember your name after meeting you once."
        },
        {
          "text": "As odd as it may seem, the girl's best friend is an eighty year old man."
        },
        {
          "text": "It was a terrible night, but somehow it doesn't seem so bad this morning."
        },
        {
          "text": "It is still raining on him, but he doesn't seem to notice."
        },
        {
          "text": "The bad smells did not seem to bother them."
        },
        {
          "text": "The young man seemed to have forgotten all his promises."
        },
        {
          "text": "They really seemed to be enjoying what they were doing."
        },
        {
          "text": "The changes seem to suggest that the police have new information."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seems to me that we ought to try again."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seemed like forever, but I think it got there in about 12 to 15 minutes."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seemed like a crazy idea; it had never been done before."
        },
        {
          "text": "You seem like a very nice guy."
        },
        {
          "text": "The very air he was breathing seemed as if it were on fire."
        }
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        },
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          "text": "It was a terrible night, but somehow it doesn't seem so bad this morning."
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          "text": "The bad smells did not seem to bother them."
        },
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          "text": "The young man seemed to have forgotten all his promises."
        },
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          "text": "They really seemed to be enjoying what they were doing."
        },
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          "text": "The changes seem to suggest that the police have new information."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seems to me that we ought to try again."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seemed like forever, but I think it got there in about 12 to 15 minutes."
        },
        {
          "text": "It seemed like a crazy idea; it had never been done before."
        },
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          "text": "You seem like a very nice guy."
        },
        {
          "text": "The very air he was breathing seemed as if it were on fire."
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