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Verb seem has 4 senses

look, appear, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
--₁ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
They seem to move
appear, seem - seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
--₂ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
It ----s that CLAUSE
seem - appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
--₃ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
seem - appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
--₄ is one way to appear, seem
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE