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seem

S1 W1

BrE /siːm/ AmE /sim/

verb en → es

past seemed pp seemed ing seeming

1 APPEAR [intransitive, T + obj + to be + adj] A2

to appear or give the impression of being something

parecer, dar la impresión de ser algo

  • seem (to be) + adjective
  • it seems that

Collocations seem happy · it seems clear

  • She seems very confident.

    Ella parece muy segura.

  • It seems that he won't come to the party.

    Parece que él no vendrá a la fiesta.

2 SEEM LIKE [intransitive, T + obj + to be + noun] B1

to appear or give the impression of being like something

parecer, dar la impresión de ser como algo

  • seem (to be) + noun

Collocations seem like a good idea · seems like the right thing to do

  • It seems like a great opportunity.

    Parece una gran oportunidad.

  • He seems like a nice person.

    Él parece una persona agradable.

Idioms

seem as if B2

parecer que

  • It seems as if the weather will improve.

    Parece que el clima mejorará.

seem to be the case B2

parecer ser cierto

  • It seems to be the case that she won't come.

    Parece que es cierto que ella no vendrá.

seem to have a point B2

parecer tener razón

  • What he says seems to have a point.

    Lo que él dice parece tener razón.