Seem
31seem — [12] Originally, seem meant ‘be suitable’ (a meaning preserved in the derived seemly [13]). It was borrowed from the Old Norse verb soema ‘conform to, honour’. This was derived from the adjective soemr ‘fitting’, a descendant of the prehistoric… …
32seem — verb 1》 give the impression of being. 2》 (cannot seem to do something) be unable to do something, despite having tried. Origin ME (also in the sense be appropriate ): from ON sœma to honour , from sœmr fitting …
33seem — verb they seem friendly Syn: appear (to be), have the appearance/air of being, give the impression of being, look, look as though one is, show signs of being, look to be; come across as, strike someone as, sound …
34seem — see be what you would seem to be …
35seem — [12] Originally, seem meant ‘be suitable’ (a meaning preserved in the derived seemly [13]). It was borrowed from the Old Norse verb soema ‘conform to, honour’. This was derived from the adjective soemr ‘fitting’, a descendant of the prehistoric… …
36seem´ing|ness — seem|ing «SEE mihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that appears to be; apparent: »a seeming advantage. SYNONYM(S): ostensible. –n. appearance; likeness: »It was worse in its seeming than in reality. SYNONYM(S): semblance. – …
37seem´ing|ly — seem|ing «SEE mihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that appears to be; apparent: »a seeming advantage. SYNONYM(S): ostensible. –n. appearance; likeness: »It was worse in its seeming than in reality. SYNONYM(S): semblance. – …
38seem|ing — «SEE mihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that appears to be; apparent: »a seeming advantage. SYNONYM(S): ostensible. –n. appearance; likeness: »It was worse in its seeming than in reality. SYNONYM(S): semblance. – …
39seem like — index appear (seem to be) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
40seem set fair — seem/look/be/set fair british formal phrase to seem likely to succeed I’m confident we are set fair for a good recovery. Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym …
