Verb

• S: (v) look (look%2:39:01::), appear (appear%2:39:00::), seem (seem%2:39:00::) (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
• S: (v) appear (appear%2:39:01::), seem (seem%2:39:01::) (seem to be true, probable, or apparent) "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
• S: (v) seem (seem%2:42:00::) (appear to exist) "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
• S: (v) seem (seem%2:39:02::) (appear to one's own mind or opinion) "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

Adjective

• S: (adj) apparent (apparent%3:00:00:superficial:00), ostensible (ostensible%3:00:00:superficial:00), seeming (seeming%3:00:00:superficial:00) (appearing as such but not necessarily so) "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"