Siːm I Linking Verb Happy Obvious Clear Mistake

• you seem happy.
• do whatever seems best to you.
• this may seem obvious to you.
• it seems clear that there has been a mistake.

seem

Verb Forms

1. to give the impression of being or doing something
• SYNONYM appear
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• You seem happy.
• Do whatever seems best to you.
• This may seem obvious to you.
• It seems clear that there has been a mistake.
• It seems likely that they will lose the election.
• Strange as it may seem, exactly the same thing happened to me.
• He seems a nice man.
• She seems to be a smart woman.
• You seem to be nervous.
• People aren’t always what they seem to be.
• It seemed like a good idea at the time.
• It always seemed as though they would get married.
• ‘He'll be there, then?’ ‘So it seems (= people say so).’
• It seems to me that teachers have to work pretty hard.
• It must have seemed to him that he was safe.
• It seems that they know what they're doing.
• They seem to know what they're doing.
2. used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings or actions less strong
• I seem to have left my book at home.
• I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today.
3. used to suggest that something is true when you are not certain or when you want to be polite
• It would seem that we all agree.
• This last point, it seems to me, is particularly important.
• It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.

Word Origin

• Middle English (also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’): from Old Norse sœma ‘to honour’, from sœmr ‘fitting’.