seem

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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