seem
verb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
“She seems to be sleeping”
“This appears to be a very difficult problem”
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
“It seems that he is very gifted”
“It appears that the weather in California is very bad”
Synonymsappearappear 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 everyone”
“I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
