seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
have seemed
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present perfectof seem.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Colleges and universities have seemed at risk of losing their vaunted place in American society over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Being locked out of Ibrox might have seemed like a curse to Celtic folk.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But even if Hegel’s interpretation would have seemed off the mark to him, Antigone and Creon are too complex to reduce to a schematic argument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In that moment, our eagerness must have seemed like her reward.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
In fact, it would have seemed funny except that it was rather pathetic.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
