Kilo Lingo

/siːm/

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Translation

To look or feel like something is true, even if you are not sure.

Word origin

From Old Norse soema, meaning to honour or fit, which gave the sense of appearing to be.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
soema

Grammar

Verb typeregular (seem, seems, seemed)

Examples

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"Seem" shows you look tired, from what we can tell.

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"Seems" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Seemed" is the past form of "seem".

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This word is part of lesson 6.