| seem | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. appear, look, seem | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "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" |
| ~ make | appear to begin an activity.; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" |
| ~ cut | give the appearance or impression of.; "cut a nice figure" |
| ~ feel | produce a certain impression.; "It feels nice to be home again" |
| ~ pass off | be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity.; "She passed off as a Russian agent" |
| ~ sound | appear in a certain way.; "This sounds interesting" |
| ~ come across | be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression. |
| ~ glow, radiate, beam, shine | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" |
| ~ gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine | be shiny, as if wet.; "His eyes were glistening" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, jump | be highly noticeable. |
| ~ rear, rise, lift | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ loom | come into view indistinctly, often threateningly.; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" |
| ~ feel | be felt or perceived in a certain way.; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" |
| v. (perception) | 2. appear, seem | seem to be true, probable, or apparent.; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" |
| ~ seem | appear to one's own mind or opinion.; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 3. seem | appear to exist.; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (perception) | 4. seem | appear to one's own mind or opinion.; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" |
| ~ seem, appear | seem to be true, probable, or apparent.; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" |
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