seem
verb (used without object)
to appear to be, feel, do, etc..
seems
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present tense formof seem (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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After Trailseeker, the notion of an electric Subaru still seems a little hazy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Jane Austen seems to be everywhere right now.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
As its small cast obsesses over a fabled alien encounter and seems willing to stop at nothing to find release in a divine being, be careful, “The Pineapple” argues, of the personal Eden you seek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Whataboutism, it seems, has become a luxury good that is much harder to justify when times are hard.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Teddy launches himself into her arms, and she shoots me a sympathetic smile that seems to say, “We’re going to need a little more than effort and enthusiasm to make this work.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
