seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
seemed
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past participleof seem.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof seem.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
seemverb (used without object)to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
Example Sentences
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The plan hasn’t seemed to change under current CEO Josh D’Amaro, who managed the Epic Games partnership in his previous role as parks chief and has emphasized the importance of technology in his new position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
This looked like a humiliation ritual to me: Crowley wasn’t polling competitively even when he was actively campaigning, and it seemed unlikely that his brand could be rehabilitated with such little time left.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"In France and Italy, they are hiring, whereas in Germany, we are only cutting jobs," Bremm lamented, saying that governments in Paris and Rome seemed to be lobbying the parent company more aggressively.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
He turned to the watery blue haze, which seemed to ignore his inquiry.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
