seem
gb/sˈim/ us/sˈim/
A2
Anglų
~ 200
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
A2
state
1
Appear to be
To look or feel like something is true, even if it may not be.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone/something] seems [adjective]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'seem' with 'look' or 'sound'. 'Seem' is more general and can refer to any kind of impression, not just visual or auditory.
Sinonimai
appear (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal in some contexts.)
Antonimai
be (Indicates actual state rather than perceived state.)
Kolokacijos
seem happy
|seem likely
|seem strange
|seem obvious
|seem impossible
Temos
perception
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- She seems tired after the long trip.
- It seems impossible to finish this today.
- He seems like a nice person.
- This plan seems risky.
- You seem very confident about your answer.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- He seems happy today.
- It seems easy to do.
- She seems nice.
- The test seems hard.
- This place seems quiet.
Veiksmažodis
B1
state
2
Appear to do something
To look like you are doing something, even if you are not.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone/something] seems to [verb]
Dažna klaida:
Some learners forget 'to' after 'seem' when followed by a verb.
Sinonimai
appear to (Almost identical meaning; often interchangeable.)
Kolokacijos
seem to know
|seem to understand
|seem to work
|seem to care
Temos
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- They seem to understand the problem well.
- He seems to be telling the truth.
- The engine seems to be working fine.
- You seem to know a lot about this topic.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- She seems to like the movie.
- They seem to work together well.
- He seems to know the answer.
- It seems to rain a lot here.
Veiksmažodis
B1
state
3
Indicate possibility
To make someone think something might be true, but not for sure.
Vartosenos šablonas:
It seems (that) [clause]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes omit 'that' when it is needed for clarity in formal writing, though in speech it is often dropped.
Sinonimai
appear (Close synonym; 'appear' is sometimes slightly more formal.)
Kolokacijos
it seems that
|it seems likely
|it seems clear
Temos
communication
|speculation
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- It seems that we have a misunderstanding.
- It seems likely that they will cancel the meeting.
- It seems clear that she was right.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- It seems that he is late.
- It seems they are happy.
- It seems she knows the answer.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
seem
IPA
GB/sˈim/
US/sˈim/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
seem (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (seem)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: seem
- 3rd Person Singular: seems
- Present Participle: seeming
- Past: seemed
Žodžių šeima
Forms
seems
verb
seeming
verb
seemed
verb
Advanced or less common
seemingly
adverb C1
Posakiai
it would seem
1/ˈɪt wˈʊd sˈim/
fixed phrase
Apparently true based on evidence
Used when you think something is true from what you know now.
Pavyzdžiai
- It would seem we have run out of options.
- It would seem she has made her decision.
make it seem as if
1/mˈeɪk ˈɪt sˈim ˈæz ˈɪf/
fixed phrase
Cause an impression of something untrue
To do something so people think something is true when it's not.
Pavyzdžiai
- He made it seem as if he had no money.
- They made it seem as if the problem was solved.
seem like
1/sˈim lˈaɪk/
fixed phrase
Appear similar to something
To look or feel like something else.
Pavyzdžiai
- He seems like a friendly person.
- This place seems like home already.