seem
gb/sˈim/ us/sˈim/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
state
1
Appear to be
To look or feel like something is true, even if it may not be.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] seems [adjective]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
appear (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal in some contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
be (Indicates actual state rather than perceived state.)
పదకలయికలు
seem happy
|seem likely
|seem strange
|seem obvious
|seem impossible
విషయాలు
perception
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He seems happy today.
- It seems easy to do.
- She seems nice.
- The test seems hard.
- This place seems quiet.
క్రియ
B1
state
2
Appear to do something
To look like you are doing something, even if you are not.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] seems to [verb]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners forget 'to' after 'seem' when followed by a verb.
పర్యాయపదాలు
appear to (Almost identical meaning; often interchangeable.)
పదకలయికలు
seem to know
|seem to understand
|seem to work
|seem to care
విషయాలు
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
B1
state
3
Indicate possibility
To make someone think something might be true, but not for sure.
వాడుక నమూనా:
It seems (that) [clause]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes omit 'that' when it is needed for clarity in formal writing, though in speech it is often dropped.
పర్యాయపదాలు
appear (Close synonym; 'appear' is sometimes slightly more formal.)
పదకలయికలు
it seems that
|it seems likely
|it seems clear
విషయాలు
communication
|speculation
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- It seems that we have a misunderstanding.
- It seems likely that they will cancel the meeting.
- It seems clear that she was right.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- It seems that he is late.
- It seems they are happy.
- It seems she knows the answer.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
seem
IPA
GB/sˈim/
US/sˈim/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
seem (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (seem)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: seem
- 3rd Person Singular: seems
- Present Participle: seeming
- Past: seemed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
seems
verb
seeming
verb
seemed
verb
Advanced or less common
seemingly
adverb C1
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He seems like a friendly person.
- This place seems like home already.