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seem · seemseem /siːm/ ○○○ S1 W1 verb [linking verb] · 1 SEEMif something seems to be true, there are things that make people think it is trueseem adj Ann didn ... seemFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishseemseem/siːm/●●●S1W1verb[linkingverb]    1SEEMifsomethingseemstobetrue,therearethingsthatmakepeoplethinkitistrueseemadj  Anndidn’tseemverypleased.seemadj+noun  Itseemsafoolishdecisionnow.seemlike  Thelastfewdayshadseemedlikeadream.  Teriseemedlikeanicegirl.  Wewaitedforwhatseemedlikehours.itseemslike/asif/asthough  Itseemslikeyou’recatchingacold,Taylor.  Itseemedasiftheendoftheworldhadcome.itseems(that)  ItseemedthatFreemanhadkilledtheman,anddumpedthebodyinthelake.  Itseemslikelythathewillmisstheteam’snextgame.seemtodosomething  Therainbowseemedtoendonthehillside.seemtosomebody  Doesn’tthatseemweirdtoyou?itseemstosomebody(that)(=usedwhengivingyouropinionaboutsomething)  Itseemstomeyoudon’thavemuchchoice.thereseem(s)tobesomething(=usedwhensayingwhatyouthinkhashappenedoristrue)  Thereseemtobealotofpeopleoutside.soitseems(=itseemstobetrue)  ‘SoBill’sleavingher?’‘Soitseems.’RegisterInwrittenEnglish,peopleoftenprefertouseappearratherthanseem,becauseitismoreformal:Itappearsthatthemanhadbeenmurdered. 2→can’t/couldn’tseemtodosomething3SEEMusedtomakewhatyouaresayinglessstrongorcertain,andmorepoliteseemtodosomething  Iseemtohavelostmycarkeys.itseems(that)/itwouldseem(that)  Itwouldseemthatsomeoneleftthebuildingunlocked.GrammarLinkingverbsSeemisalinkingverb.Thistypeofverblinksthesubjectofthesentencewithanadjectiveornoun:Sheseemedsatisfiedwithhisexplanation.Theirmeetingseemsacoincidence.UsingtheprogressiveSeemisnotusedintheprogressive.Yousay:Sheseemsveryhappy.✗Don’tsay:Sheisseeminghappy.THESAURUSappearamoreformalwordfor‘seem’Thesereportsappeartobeunfounded.looktoseemtobesomething,oftenbecauseofwhatcanbeseenThefuturelooksbleak.Helookedpleased.soundusedtosaythatsomethingorsomeoneseemstobesomethingbecauseofwhatyouhaveheardorreadaboutthem,orbecauseofthenoiseorvoicethatyouhearThisstudysoundsveryambitious.Theyheardwhatsoundedlikeablow.comeacrossassomethingtoseemtohaveparticularqualitiesHecomesacrossasaverysensitiveman. →SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusseem•Thereweresomanydelays-itseemedasifwewouldnevergethome.•Theykeptorderingmorebrandyandallseemedgenuinelyupset.•Katieseemshappyathernewschool.•Thevotingseemsinfacttohavebeenorderly,thoughclaimsmadeabouttheplanwereplainlyfalse.•Youseemkindofnervous.•"WhydidyoumovetoNewYork?""Itseemedlikeagoodideaatthetime."•Kevinseemslikeaniceguy.•Itseemslikelythattheywillreleasethehostagessoon.•Itseemsthatsomeoneforgottolockthedoor.•ThereseemstobesomethingwrongwiththeTV.•Lackofmoneyseemstobethemainproblem.•Heseemstohavenoparticularcravingforsociety.•ItseemedtoJimthatAmywasworriedaboutsomething.•Rickygraduated,butdidn'tseemtoknowwhattodowithhislife.Hewasdrifting.•Thecircleseemsunbroken,andnow,inthisnewmillennium,Showcasepromisestobeevenmoresuccessful.•Thewholesituationseemsverystrangetome.seemtodosomething•Thesuggestionseemstobethatintegrationisdesirableandpossibleiftheobstaclesposedbyblackculturewereremoved.•Welcometothesorrystateoftheapology,whenregretsseemtocomemostreadilywhentheymattertheleast.•Muchofthetechnicalliteratureonthesubjectseemstoconfusethetwosetsofquestionsdistinguishedinthissection.•Heseemedtofindthespiritrelaxing,andsatdownhimself,crossinghislegsalmostcasually.•Thensheseemedtograspwhattheyweresaying.•AmeliaseemedtohavenotroublecopingwithGeorgeorwithanyoneelse.•HerplayseemstolackimaginationandsheismanifestlyterrifiedofKeith.•Mr.Naylorseemstotakeverygoodcareofhiscar.•Thesteelcompaniesseemtowanttoshrivel,todisappear.seemtodosomething•Thesuggestionseemstobethatintegrationisdesirableandpossibleiftheobstaclesposedbyblackculturewereremoved.•Muchofthetechnicalliteratureonthesubjectseemstoconfusethetwosetsofquestionsdistinguishedinthissection.•Heseemedtofindthespiritrelaxing,andsatdownhimself,crossinghislegsalmostcasually.•Thensheseemedtograspwhattheyweresaying.•AmeliaseemedtohavenotroublecopingwithGeorgeorwithanyoneelse.•HerplayseemstolackimaginationandsheismanifestlyterrifiedofKeith.•Thesteelcompaniesseemtowanttoshrivel,todisappear.Originseem(1100-1200)OldNorsesœma“tobeappropriateto”,fromsœmr“appropriate” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults can’t/couldn’tseemtodosomething notbe/feel/seemherself notbe/feel/seemhimself notseem/be/feelyourself be/feel/seemetcdisposedtodosomething be/seem/looknothinglikesomebody/something Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Companies Business Elements Roads Seealltopics Wordoftheday blizzard aseveresnowstorm VerbtableseemPresentI,you,we,theyseemhe,she,itseems >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyseemedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveseemedhe,she,ithasseemedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadseemedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillseemFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveseemed >ViewLess