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seem

seem [ seem ] (past and past participle seemed, present participle seem·ing, 3rd person present singular seems)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb appear to be something: to give a particular impression or sensation, either of a quality or of something happening
It's not as easy as it seems.
It seems that I was wrong.

2. transitive verb used to suggest uncertainty: used to lessen the force of a following statement, usually by suggesting uncertainty or mitigating criticism, often for the sake of politeness
We seem to have a misunderstanding.

[12th century. < Old Norse sœma "conform to" < sœmr "fitting"]

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