seem
Verb
Verb Forms: seemed, seeming, seems
- To give the impression of being; to appear.
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- "She seems to be sleeping"
- seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- "It seems that he is very gifted"
- appear to exist
- "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
- appear to one's own mind or opinion
- "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"
- "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
- To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
- To befit; to beseem.
Examples
- She is seeming a bit down these days. Her eyes seem blue. It must have seemed to her she was safe. How'd she seem to you? He seems not to be at home. "It seems like rain". "It seems to me (to be) rather sleety."
- This Scrabble move might seem small, but it sets up a big play next turn.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English semen (“to seem, befit, be becoming”), from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to, beseem, befit”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to unite, fit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). Cognate with Scots seme (“to be fitting; beseem”), Danish sømme (“to beseem”), Old Swedish søma, Faroese søma (“to be proper”). Related also to Old Norse sómi (“honour”) ( > archaic Danish somme (“decent comportment”)), Old Norse sœmr (“fitting, seemly”), Old English sēman (“to reconcile, bring an agreement”), Old English sōm (“agreement”).
Scrabble Score: 6
seem: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordseem: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
seem: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary