seem

Meanings

Verb

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- "She seems to be sleeping"
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- "It seems that he is very gifted"
appear to exist
- "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
appear to one's own mind or opinion
- "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"
- "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
To befit; to beseem.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English semen (“to seem, befit, be becoming”), from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to, beseem, befit”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to unite, fit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). Cognate with Scots seme (“to be fitting; beseem”), Danish sømme (“to beseem”), Old Swedish søma, Faroese søma (“to be proper”). Related also to Old Norse sómi (“honour”) ( > archaic Danish somme (“decent comportment”)), Old Norse sœmr (“fitting, seemly”), Old English sēman (“to reconcile, bring an agreement”), Old English sōm (“agreement”).

Synonyms

appear, look

Scrabble Score: 6

seem is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
seem is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
seem is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

seem is a valid Words With Friends word