Collocations for "seem"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "seem" in context.
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seem
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- seems to [be, have, work, get, think, make]
- seems like they [should, would, could]
- seems [nice, angry, happy, friendly, concerned]
- seems out of place
- seems a little [strange, long, out of place]
- seem [the same, different]
- seems too [perfect, good] (to be true)
- things seem [good, bad, different]
- (that) seems about right
- seems [appropriate, unlikely, ideal]
- you seem down
- (try to) seem interested
- without seeming [desperate, needy, clingy]
- [sometimes] seems that way
- seemed like [forever, hours]
- [sometimes, always, certainly] seems to
- it seems to me that it [might, may, could]
- (all) is not what it seems
'seem' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adequate
- agree
- aloof
- appealing
- as
- balanced
- bearing
- cheer
- cleavage
- comprehend
- culprit
- curious
- discrepancy
- distant
- distracted
- doubtful
- drift
- eager
- easy-going
- easygoing
- enticing
- grim
- implication
- impossible
- inquisitive
- jolly
- lately
- may
- maze
- nine
- obscure
- perky
- plausible
- pleased
- preposterous
- pushy
- rational
- shake
- shift
- subdued
- surface
- typical
- usual
- worse