seem
US: /ˈsim/
UK: /sˈiːm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
seem /si:m/- nội động từ
- có vẻ như, dường như, coi bộ
- he seems to be a good fellow: anh ta có vẻ là người tốt
- it seems that he does not understand: coi bộ nó không hiểu
- there seems to be some misunderstanding: hình như có sự hiểu lầm
- not to seem to...
- vì một lý do nào đó (nên) không...
- he does not seem to like his job: vì một lý do nào đó anh ta không thích công việc của mình
- to seem good to someone
- được ai cho là giải pháp tốt nhất
- this course of action seems good to me: tôi cho đường lối hành động ấy là tốt
- có vẻ như, dường như, coi bộ
Advanced English dictionary
linking verb1 ~ (to sb) (to be) sth
~ like sth (not used in the progressive tenses) to give the impression of being or doing sth; to appear: [V-ADJ] You seem happy. + Do whatever seems best to you. + [V-N] He seems a nice man. + [V] It seemed like a good idea at the time. + 'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' + It always seemed as though they would get married. + [V that] It seems that they know what they're doing. + [V to inf] They seem to know what they're doing. + People aren't always what they seem to be.
2 [V to inf] used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings or actions less forceful: I seem to have left my book at home. + I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today.
3 (it seems, it would seem) used to suggest that sth is true when you are not certain or when you want to be polite: [V (that)] It would seem that we all agree. + [V-ADJ] It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
appear, look (as if or non-standard in US like), sound, feel, have (all) the hallmarks or earmarks of, give every indication or appearance of:
He seems all right to me. She seems to have forgotten her key again.
It seems as if I've never been away at all. He seemed frightened.
seemingadj.
apparent, evident, ostensible, outward, superficial, surface, assumed, feigned, pretended, false, so-called, alleged, specious, purported, professed:
She was shocked by his seeming indifference to her problems.
Concise dictionary
seems|seemed|seemingsɪːmverb
+give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
+seem to be true, probable, or apparent
+appear to exist
+appear to one's own mind or opinion
