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English verb: seem | |||
| 1. | seem (perception) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They seem to move | ||
| Synonyms | appear, look | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beam, come across, cut, feel, feel, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, jump, jump out, leap out, lift, loom, make, pass off, radiate, rear, rise, shine, shine, sound, stand out, stick out | ||
| 2. | seem (perception) seem to be true, probable, or apparent | ||
| Samples | It seems that he is very gifted. It appears that the weather in California is very bad. | ||
| Synonyms | appear | ||
| Pattern of use | It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | seem | ||
| 3. | seem (stative) appear to exist | ||
| Samples | There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 4. | seem (perception) appear to one's own mind or opinion | ||
| Samples | I seem to be misunderstood by everyone. I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, seem | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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