úgy tűnik
B1
Hungarian
seem, apparently, evidently, seemingly
VERB
B1
1
seem
B1
Usage pattern:
úgy tűnik, (hogy) + ragozott ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Appear to do something
Themes
appearance
|inference
|evidence
|action
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To appear, based on evidence or behavior, to be doing or to have done something.
VERB
B1
1
seem
B1
Usage pattern:
úgy tűnik, (hogy) ...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Indicate possibility
Themes
inference
|uncertainty
|hedging
|possibility
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
To suggest indirectly that something might be true, without stating it as a fact.
B1
1
apparently
B1
Usage pattern:
úgy tűnik, (hogy) + kijelentés
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
seemingly true from information
Themes
uncertainty
|inference
|reported_information
|appearance
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that something seems to be true based on what you have heard or read, although you are not completely sure.
B1
1
evidently
B2
Usage pattern:
úgy tűnik, (hogy) + clause
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
As it appears to be true
Themes
uncertainty
|appearance
|inference
|evidence
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that something seems to be true based on what is known, but without complete certainty.
B1
1
seemingly
C1
Usage pattern:
úgy tűnik, + clause
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
apparently, based on how it looks
Themes
appearance
|inference
|uncertainty
|speaker_attitude
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to say that something appears to be true based on what can be seen or understood, but without full certainty.
Grammar
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