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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Her statements always seemed misaligned with the evidence, as if she were so convinced of her company’s virtue that she didn’t care about the eerie dissonance between her reality and the world’s.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
For England, it seemed as if the universe was against them.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Nearly a decade after Tesla first announced its second-generation Roadster, the company debuted the car in a flashy demo that seemed to challenge the laws of physics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
"They all seemed to max out around that 80-millimeter mark, but we weren't sure why, especially given that there are absolutely massive crayfish in other parts of the world," Bloomer said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
And even from a distance, Clare could see that her skin had gone the color of his tail—a silvery pallor that seemed to mean something very bad.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
