seem

seem
intransitive verb
1) (appear [to be]) scheinen

you seem tired — du wirkst müde

she seems nice — sie scheint nett zu sein

it's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint

it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen

he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen

what seems to be the trouble? — wo fehlt's denn?

I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben

it seems [that] ... — anscheinend ...

it would seem to be ... — es scheint ja wohl ... zu sein

so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen

2)

somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können

she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)

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[si:m]
verb
(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) scheinen
- academic.ru/65461/seeming">seeming
- seemingly
- seemly
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seem
[si:m]
vi
1. + n, adj (appear to be) scheinen
he \seems a very nice man er scheint ein sehr netter Mann zu sein
you \seem very quiet today du wirkst heute sehr still
he's sixteen, but he \seems younger er ist sechzehn, wirkt aber jünger
that \seems a good idea to me ich halte das für eine gute Idee
they \seem to be ideally suited sie scheinen hervorragend zusammenzupassen
to \seem as if [or as though] [or (fam) like] ... so scheinen [o aussehen], als ob ...
you \seem as if you don't want to get involved es sieht so aus, als wolltest du nicht darin verwickelt werden
it \seems like ages since we last saw you es kommt mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor, seit wir dich das letzte Mal gesehen haben
it \seemed like a good idea at the time damals hielt ich das für eine gute Idee
I can't \seem to get this right wie's aussieht, kriege ich das nie hin fam
sth is not all what it \seems etw ist anders, als es zu sein scheint
what \seems to be the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?
I'm sorry, I \seem to have dented your car es tut mir leid, wie es aussieht, habe ich eine Delle in Ihr Auto gefahren
2. (appear)
it \seems [that] ... anscheinend ...
it now \seems likely that the event will be cancelled es scheint jetzt ziemlich wahrscheinlich, dass die Veranstaltung abgesagt wird
it \seems to me that he isn't the right person for the job ich finde, er ist nicht der Richtige für den Job
I'm just telling you how it \seems to me ich sage dir nur, wie ich es sehe
it \seems as if [or as though] [or (fam) like] ... es scheint [o hat den Anschein], als ob ...
I'm in a bad way — so it \seems! ich bin nicht gut drauf — den Eindruck habe ich auch!
it \seems so [es] scheint so
it \seems not anscheinend nicht
there \seems to have been some mistake da liegt anscheinend ein Irrtum vor
there \seemed to be no point in continuing es schien zwecklos weiterzumachen
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[siːm]
vi
1) (= appear) scheinen

he seems (to be) honest/a nice young man

he seemed nice enough — er schien ganz nett (zu sein)

he may seem poor but ... — er mag arm scheinen or wirken, aber ...

he seems younger than he is — er wirkt jünger, als er ist

that makes it seem longer — dadurch wirkt es länger or kommt es einem länger vor

he doesn't seem (to be) able to concentrate —

he is not what he seems (to be) — er ist nicht (das), was er zu sein scheint

things aren't always what they seem — vieles ist anders, als es aussieht

I seem to have heard that before — das habe ich doch schon mal gehört

what seems to be the trouble? — worum geht es denn?; (doctor) was kann ich für Sie tun?

there seems to be no solution — da scheint es keine Lösung zu geben

it seems to me that I'll have to do that again —

he has left, it seems — er ist anscheinend weggegangen, es scheint, er ist weggegangen

we are not welcome, it seems — wir sind anscheinend or scheinbar nicht willkommen

so it seems — es sieht (ganz) so aus

he is, so it seems, ... — er scheint ... zu sein

it seems or would seem that he is coming after all —

it doesn't seem that he'll be coming — es sieht nicht so aus, als ob er kommt

if it seems right to you — wenn Sie es für richtig halten

it seems or would seem (to be) advisable — das scheint ratsam (zu sein)

how does it seem to you? — was meinen SIE?

how did she seem to you? — wie fandst du sie?

it seems a shame to leave it unfinished — es ist doch irgendwie or eigentlich schade, das nicht fertig zu machen

it just doesn't seem right somehow — das ist doch irgendwie nicht richtig

it would seem that ... — es scheint fast so, als ob ...

I can't seem to do it — ich kann das anscheinend or scheinbar or irgendwie nicht

2)

it only seems like it —

I seem to be floating in space — es kommt mir so vor, als ob ich schweben würde

it all seems so unreal to him/me — es kommt ihm/mir alles so unwirklich vor

I seem to remember that you had that problem before — es kommt mir so vor, als hätten Sie das Problem schon einmal gehabt

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seem [siːm] v/i
1. (zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen:
it seems impossible to me es (er)scheint mir unmöglich;
he seems (to be) a good fellow er scheint ein guter Kerl zu sein;
I seem (to be) deaf today ich bin heute anscheinend taub;
all is not what it seems der Anschein trügt eben oft
2. mit inf scheinen (anscheinend tun):
you seem to believe it Sie scheinen es zu glauben;
apples do not seem to grow here Äpfel wachsen hier anscheinend nicht;
I seem to hear voices mir ist, als hörte ich Stimmen
3. unpers it seems (that) es scheint, dass; anscheinend;
it seems as if (oder though) es sieht so aus oder es scheint so oder es hat den Anschein, als ob;
it seems (that) you were lying du hast anscheinend gelogen;
it seems to me (that) it will rain mir scheint, es wird regnen;
it should (oder would) seem that … man sollte glauben, dass …
4. mit Negation I can’t seem to open this door ich bringe diese Tür einfach nicht auf
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intransitive verb
1) (appear [to be]) scheinen

you seem tired — du wirkst müde

she seems nice — sie scheint nett zu sein

it's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint

it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen

he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen

what seems to be the trouble? — wo fehlt's denn?

I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben

it seems [that] ... — anscheinend ...

it would seem to be ... — es scheint ja wohl ... zu sein

so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen

2)

somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können

she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)

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v.
scheinen v.
(§ p.,pp.: schien, geschienen)

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