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Seemed

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verb (used without object)

to appear to be, feel, do, etc.: She seems better this morning.

to appear to one's own senses, mind, observation, judgment, etc.: It seems to me that someone is calling.

to appear to exist: There seems no need to go now.

to appear to be true, probable, or evident: It seems likely to rain.

to give the outward appearance of being or to pretend to be: He only seems friendly because he wants you to like him.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English seme < Old Norse sœma to befit, beseem, derivative of sœmr fitting, seemly; akin to sōmi honor

Synonyms
4. Seem, appear, look refer to an outward aspect that may or may not be contrary to reality. Seem is applied to something that has an aspect of truth and probability: It seems warmer today. Appear suggests the giving of an impression that may be superficial or illusory: The house appears to be deserted. Look more vividly suggests the use of the eye (literally or figuratively) or the aspect as perceived by the eye: She looked very much frightened.

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The full-skirted dress had a summery vintage look, and seemed a smidge too short.

So it seemed to me that colleges would welcome any efforts to help students persist to graduation.

Almost every young person who was not selling drugs seemed to be buying them.

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The full-skirted dress had a summery vintage look, and seemed a smidge too short.

So it seemed to me that colleges would welcome any efforts to help students persist to graduation.

Almost every young person who was not selling drugs seemed to be buying them.

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But the cosmic forces seemed to be pushing me into this decision.

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The pair seemed to have been caught in flagrante delicto, or close to it anyway.

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Their delight as they did so was thrilling, and turnout seemed generally high.

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He no longer seemed able to disconcert or anger her.

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The light cast around him seemed to intensify his labor of love.

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In the hominess of the diner, eggs and potatoes steaming on our plates, it all seemed sort of old-fashioned and wholesome.

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Not so long ago the ocean's bounty seemed to have no limit.

The longer the volunteers had been friends with their companions, the less steep the hill seemed.

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At last it seemed as if the final goal had been reached.

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It's always seemed perverse to me that many native plants fail to be fully appreciated until they move out of state.

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She seemed to be genuinely surprised that she had been chosen for the job.

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Neither my case nor my critics seemed all that unusual.

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The hiring committee seemed impressed with your credentials and informed you that.

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Along the front walk one recent nippy morning, there appeared what seemed to be a dead bumblebee.

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It must have seemed as though these visitors emerged from some rip in the fabric of reality.

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She'd been making the food for so long that the work seemed part of her.

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National union leaders have at times seemed overwhelmed by their more radical base.

The gentle hiss of kerosene stoves from the kitchen tent in the distance, seemed to draw the collective attentions.

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Word Origin & History

seem

c.1200, from O.N. soema "to befit, conform to," and soemr "fitting, seemly," from P.Gmc. *som- (cf. O.E. som "agreement, reconciliation," seman "to conciliate"), related to P.Gmc. *samon (see same).

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