seem · verb /siːm/
seem happy/a nice person, etc.
B1 to appear to be a particular thing or to have a particular quality
Dictionary examples:
She seemed happy enough.
My new boss seems like a really nice person.
Learner example:
She seemed very friendly. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Korean)
seem like/as if/to, etc.
B1 to appear to be a particular thing or to have a particular quality
Dictionary examples:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
The graphics were so good that the people seemed as if they were real.
There doesn't seem to be any real solution.
I seem to know more about him than anyone else.
Learner example:
I spent four cold days in the mountain[s] and it seemed like winter despite being summer! (Preliminary English Test; B1; Portuguese)
It seems...
B2 used for saying that something appears to exist or be true
Dictionary examples:
It seems that the restaurants close early here.
It seems to me that she's in the wrong job.
Learner example:
It seems to me that you are wrong again. (First Certificate in English; B2; Turkish)
