Meaning of seem | Babel Free

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1. To have the appearance of:appear, look, sound.
2. to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing. A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute. lyk, kom voor يَبْدو изглеждам parecer zdát se, vypadat scheinen virke; synes φαίνομαι, δείχνω, δίνω την εντύπωση parecer näima به نظر آمدن vaikuttaa sembler, paraître לְהֵירָאוֹת प्रतीत होना, लगना, जान पड़ना činiti se, izgledati látszik memberi kesan virðast, sÿnast sembrare ～に見える (~처럼) 보이다 atrodyti šķist; izskatītie...
3. existing in appearance, though not usually in reality. her seeming indifference. oënskynlik ظاهِري привиден aparente zdánlivý scheinbar tilsyneladende φαινομενικόςaparente näiv ظاهري näennäinen apparent לְמַראִית עַין आभास tobožnji, prividan látszólagos tampak sem virðist vera apparente 見せかけの (~) 처럼 보이는 tariamas šķietams pada lahirnya schijnbaartilsynelatende, øyensynligpozorny ښكاره، جوت، څرګند، ظاهر aparente apa­rent кажущийся zdanlivý navidezen na izgled skenbar, låtsad ที่ปรากฏต่อสายตา gö...
   usually
4. apparently; according to report. Seemingly, her mother is very ill. skynbaar كما يَبْدو، كَما يَظْهَر както изглежда aparentemente jak se zdá anscheinend tilsyneladende κατά τα φαινόμενα, προφανώςaparentemente nähtavasti ظاهرا näennäisesti apparemmentכנראה स्पष्टत: naoko látszólag rupanya að því er virðist apparentemente みかけは 겉보기에는 matyt šķiet; acīmredzot tampak pada lahirnya schijnbaartilsynelatende, øyensynligwidocznie په ښكاره، په ظاهره aparentemente în apa­renţă, aparent по-видимому zdanl...
5. (negative unseemly) (of behaviour etc) suitable, proper or decent. seemly conduct. welvoeglike لائِق، مُناسِب пристоен correto slušný schicklich sømmelig ευπρεπής, ταιριαστόςdecente sünnis شايسته asiallinen convenableנאה, מתאים अच्छा, शोभनीय dolično, pristojno ill(end)ő patut viðeigandi, sæmandi conveniente きちんとした 품위 있는, 단정한 tinkamas, prideramas atbilstošs; pieklājīgs sopan gepastsømmelig, passendeprzyzwoity, właściwy وړ، مناسب، سينګار شوى، ښكلى، خيالي، ډولي. seen, دريم حالت seeد correcto con...
   negative
6. To give the impression of being in a certain way; appear to be: The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned. The house seems to be in good condition.
7. Used to call attention to one's impression or understanding about something, especially in weakening the force of a following infinitive: I can't seem to get the story straight.
8. To appear to be probable or evident: It seems you object to the plan. It seems like rain.
9. (copula) to appear to the mind or eye; look: this seems nice; the car seems to be running well.
   copula
10. to give the impression of existing; appear to be: there seems no need for all this nonsense.

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