seem
verb
[ siːm ]
• give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.
• "Dawn seemed annoyed"
Similar:
appear,
appear to be,
give the impression of being,
look,
look like,
look as though one is,
look to be,
have the look of,
show signs of,
come across as,
strike someone as,
sound,
• be unable to do something, despite having tried.
• "he couldn't seem to remember his lines"
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’): from Old Norse sœma ‘to honour’, from sœmr ‘fitting’.
