seem

seem is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as.
2. transitive verb. To befit; to beseem.
3. verb. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

   "She seems to be sleeping"

   "This appears to be a very difficult problem"

   Synonyms: appear, look

4. verb. seem to be true, probable, or apparent

   "It seems that he is very gifted"

   "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

   Synonyms: appear

5. verb. appear to one's own mind or opinion

   "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"

   "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

6. verb. appear to exist

   "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

Synonyms

appear, look

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in seem:

emes, mese, seme, smee

Common word forms

seems, seemed, seemer, seemly, seeming, seemable, seemless

Words from these letters

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