A2verb · intransitive · frequent

seem

seem · seems · seemed · seeming

здаватися

показаться, казаться

scheinen, vorkommen, dünken

To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived asTo appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

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/ˈsɪjm/

» Your plan seems better than mine.

Ihr Plan scheint besser als meiner zu sein.

Твой план выглядит лучше моего.

Твій план здається кращим за мій.

Meaning

2 senses

(copulative)To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
It seems a pity, but I can't see you this weekend.
scheinen, dünken, vorkommen
каза́тьсяkazátʹsja, показа́тьсяpokazátʹsja, сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja
здава́тисяzdavátysja
(obsolete)To befit; to beseem.

More definitions

(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect

Examples

13112 sentences

Your plan seems better than mine.
Твій план здається кращим за мій. — deniko
ruТвой план выглядит лучше моего. — vilnat
deIhr Plan scheint besser als meiner zu sein. — MUIRIEL
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I seem to have a fever.
У мене, здається, температура. — deniko
ruКажется, у меня жар. — afyodor
deIch scheine Fieber zu haben. — internet
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It seems that everybody likes golf.
Здається, що всім подобається гольф. — deniko
ruКажется, что всем нравится гольф. — Lenin_1917
deEs scheint, dass jeder Golf mag. — Espi
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Someone seems to be calling me.
Здається, хтось мене кличе. — deniko
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The dog seems to be sick.
Собака, здається, хворий. — deniko
ruСобака, похоже, больна. — marafon
deDer Hund scheint krank zu sein. — Esperantostern
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

to appear:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to appear:

Origin

From Middle English semen (“to seem, befit, be becoming”), from Old Norse sœma (“to confor

From Middle English semen (“to seem, befit, be becoming”), from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to, beseem, befit”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to unite, fit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). Cognate with Scots seme (“to be fitting; beseem”), Danish sømme (“to beseem”), Old Swedish søma, Faroese søma (“to be proper”). Related also to Old Norse sómi (“honour”) ( > archaic Danish somme (“decent comportment”)), Old Norse sœmr (“fitting, seemly”), Old English sēman (“to reconcile, bring an agreement”), Old English sōm (“agreement”).

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