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seem·ing [ˈsi:mɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv form

seeming
scheinbare(r, s)

seem [si:m] VB intr

1. seem + n/adj (appear to be):

seem
scheinen <schien, geschienen>
he seems a very nice man
er scheint ein sehr netter Mann zu sein
you seem very quiet today
du wirkst heute sehr still
he's sixteen, but he seems younger
er ist sechzehn, wirkt aber jünger
that seems a good idea to me
ich halte das für eine gute Idee
they seem to be ideally suited
sie scheinen hervorragend zusammenzupassen
to seem as if [or as though][or inf like] ...
so scheinen [o. aussehen] , als ob ...
you seem as if you don't want to get involved
es sieht so aus, als wolltest du nicht darin verwickelt werden
it seems like ages since we last saw you
es kommt mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor, seit wir dich das letzte Mal gesehen haben
it seemed like a good idea at the time
damals hielt ich das für eine gute Idee
I can't seem to get this right
wie's aussieht, kriege ich das nie hin inf
sth is not all what it seems
etw ist anders, als es zu sein scheint
what seems to be the problem?
wo liegt denn das Problem?
I'm sorry, I seem to have dented your car
es tut mir leid, wie es aussieht, habe ich eine Delle in Ihr Auto gefahren

2. seem (appear):

it seems [that] ...
anscheinend ...
it now seems likely that the event will be cancelled
es scheint jetzt ziemlich wahrscheinlich, dass die Veranstaltung abgesagt wird
it seems to me that he isn't the right person for the job
ich finde, er ist nicht der Richtige für den Job
I'm just telling you how it seems to me
ich sage dir nur, wie ich es sehe
it seems as if [or as though][or inf like] ...
es scheint [o. hat den Anschein] , als ob ...
I'm in a bad way — so it seems!
ich bin nicht gut drauf — den Eindruck habe ich auch!
it seems so
[es] scheint so
it seems not
anscheinend nicht
there seems to have been some mistake
da liegt anscheinend ein Irrtum vor
there seemed to be no point in continuing
es schien zwecklos weiterzumachen
OpenDict entry

seem VB

I seem to remember [or recall]
ich meine mich zu erinnern
Present
Iseem
youseem
he/she/itseems
weseem
youseem
theyseem
Past
Iseemed
youseemed
he/she/itseemed
weseemed
youseemed
theyseemed
Present Perfect
Ihaveseemed
youhaveseemed
he/she/ithasseemed
wehaveseemed
youhaveseemed
theyhaveseemed
Past Perfect
Ihadseemed
youhadseemed
he/she/ithadseemed
wehadseemed
youhadseemed
theyhadseemed
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