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seem

seem

verb

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90%

Tương ứng: appear, look

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: To give the impression of being something or having a quality, especially when it might not be true.

We use 'seem' when we say something looks or feels a certain way, but we are not completely sure. It talks about how things appear to us.

You seem happy today.

It seems cold outside now.

Daily Life Communication

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Từ Tương Tự:

appear look feel sound look like

verb

Sử dụng:

75%

Tương ứng: imply, suggest

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: To suggest something indirectly or to give an idea without stating it clearly.

'Seem' can be used to say that something looks like it means or wants to say something, but it is not spoken directly. It is polite and softens the sentence.

It seems you don't want to come.

She seems to know the answer.

Communication Social Interaction

Nhãn:

imply suggest hint politeness communication indirect

Từ Tương Tự:

imply suggest indicate hint appear

verb

Sử dụng:

80%

Tương ứng: appear to be

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: Used with adjectives to describe the general impression of a situation or condition.

We say 'seem' plus an adjective to talk about the way a situation or thing looks or feels. This shows a guess about it.

The task seems easy today.

The weather seems nice now.

Daily Life Nature

Nhãn:

description condition situation guess impression adjectives

Từ Tương Tự:

appear look feel sound become

verb

Sử dụng:

70%

Tương ứng: appear likely

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: To be likely or probable, based on what you see or hear.

'Seem' shows what we think will happen or is true based on signs we see or hear. It shows probability but not certainty.

They seem to have left already.

It seems he will come late.

Daily Life Events

Nhãn:

probability likelihood guess future expectation signs

Từ Tương Tự:

appear look likely probable guess

verb

Sử dụng:

60%

Tương ứng: look like

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: To be regarded or considered in a certain way by others.

Here, 'seem' shows what others think or feel about a person or place. It is about public opinion or views.

He seems a kind man to everyone.

This place seems peaceful to visitors.

Social Interaction Psychology

Nhãn:

reputation opinion perception social judgement feeling

Từ Tương Tự:

appear look feel come across give impression

verb

Sử dụng:

10%

Tương ứng: glide, float

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: In old or literary use, to move lightly or glide smoothly.

This old or poetic use means to move smoothly and quietly, often used in poems or old stories. It is not common in daily speech.

The swan seemed across the lake silently.

She seemed gently over the floor in the dance.

Literature Poetry

Nhãn:

literary old poetry smooth movement glide float

Từ Tương Tự:

glide float drift slide flow

verb

Sử dụng:

30%

Tương ứng: appear, look true

Phát âm: /siːm/

Ý nghĩa: In logic or philosophy, to relate to appearance versus reality, where something may seem to be true but not actually be so.

'Seem' can express a difference between how something looks and how it really is, especially in logic or reasoning. It points to appearance, not truth.

It seems true but is logically false.

The statement seems correct but it is not.

Philosophy Logic

Nhãn:

logic philosophy appearance reality truth reasoning

Từ Tương Tự:

appear look suggest imply indicate

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