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to seem
01
sembler
to appear to be or do something particular
Linking Verb: to seem [adj] | to seem sth
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe d’état
régulier
présent
seem
3e personne du singulier
seems
participe présent
seeming
passé simple
seemed
participe passé
seemed
Exemples
Despite his confident exterior, he seems unsure about the decision.
Malgré son extérieur confiant, il semble incertain quant à la décision.
1.1
sembler
to appear or give the impression of being something
Transitive: to seem that
Linking Verb: to seem [adj]
Exemples
It seems they forgot about the meeting.
Il semble qu'ils ont oublié la réunion.
1.2
sembler, paraître
used to make one's statement seem less strong or compelling
Transitive: to seem to do sth
Exemples
I seem to recall that you said you would be there.
Il semble que je me souvienne que tu as dit que tu serais là.
02
échouer, ne pas réussir
to fail at doing something despite one's efforts
Transitive: to seem to do sth
Exemples
I ca n't seem to get this equation right.
Je n'arrive pas à sembler obtenir cette équation correcte.
Arbre Lexical
seeming
seem
