seem — to appear to be or give the impression of being
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to appear to be or give the impression of being
Pronunciation (IPA): /siːm/
Korean meaning: ~인 것 같다, ~처럼 보이다
Korean pronunciation: 심 (강세: 심)
Example Sentences
- My cat seems to understand Korean better than English.
- The meeting seems to be running late again.
- It seems like everyone except me knows the secret.
seem
VERB//siːm//
to appear to be or give the impression of being
💡 Concept
The teenager seems to be studying but is secretly playing games
🎵 Rhyme
Steam rises up, seem like a dream
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/siːm/
🇬🇧 UK/siːm/
🌳Etymology
Rootseem
Origin
고대 북유럽어 'soema'에서 유래되어 '적합하다, 어울리다'라는 의미를 거쳐 현재의 '~처럼 보이다'의 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 겉모습이 내면과 '어울려' 보인다는 개념에서 나온 것이죠.
🎵Rhyme
dreamcreamteamsteam
dream
cream
team
steam
🔗Collocations
seem like
seem to be
it seems that
seem familiar
seem strange
seem reasonable
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat seems to understand Korean better than English.”
“The meeting seems to be running late again.”
😄 Fun example
“It seems like everyone except me knows the secret.”
“This homework seems impossible to finish tonight.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
appearlooksoundfeel
Antonyms
be certainknow
Related
apparentlyprobablylikelyimpression
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