English > seem: 4 senses > verb 1, perception| Meaning | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
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| Model | They seem to move |
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| Example | "She seems to be sleeping" |
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| Synonyms | look, appear |
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| Narrower | come across | Be perceived in a certain way |
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| cut | Give the appearance or impression of |
| feel | produce a certain impression |
| feel | Be felt or perceived in a certain way |
| glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine | Be shiny, as if wet |
| glow, beam, radiate, shine | Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink |
| leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out | Be highly noticeable / noticeable |
| loom | Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly |
| make | Appear to begin an activity |
| pass off | Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity |
| rise, lift, rear | Rise up |
| sound | Appear in a certain way |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
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| Spanish | aflorar, aparentar, mirar, parecer |
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| Catalan | aflorar, mirar, parèixer, semblar |
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