Word

seem, v.
(seemed, seeming, seems)
freq. cnt. 691

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 854 freq. cnt.: 607 freq. cnt.: 126 freq. cnt.: 121

appear look seem

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
John will %s angry

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look look look

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

appearance

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

make cut feel pass off sound come across glow, shine, beam, radiate shine, glitter, glint, glisten, gleam stand out, jump out, jump, leap out, stick out rise, rear, lift loom feel

seem to be true, probable, or apparent
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 98 freq. cnt.: 84 freq. cnt.: 14

appear seem

sample sentences

"It seems that he is very gifted"
"It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

verb frames

It ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

It ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

apparent apparent

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

seem

appear to one's own mind or opinion
<verb.perception>

seem

sample sentences

"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"
"I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

verb frames

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

semantic pointers

hypernym

seem, appear

appear to exist
<verb.stative>

seem

sample sentences

"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym