seemed
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
An inflected form of seem · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 162 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 146,808 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.070% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect also: look, appear She seems to be sleepingThis appears to be a very difficult problem
- seem to be true, probable, or apparent also: appear It seems that he is very giftedIt appears that the weather in California is very bad
- appear to exist There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
- appear to one's own mind or opinion I seem to be misunderstood by everyoneI can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
seemed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He seemed scarcely to have heard me.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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For a second she seemed irresolute, and only a second.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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It seemed to him it would help if that should happen today.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The boy's eyes accused her mercilessly and he seemed not to hear her.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Something seemed to tell me that I was on the verge of a terrible crisis in my life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1