seem+likely

  • 1seem set fair — seem/look/be/set fair british formal phrase to seem likely to succeed I’m confident we are set fair for a good recovery. Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym …

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  • 2seem — W1S1 [si:m] v [linking verb, not in progressive] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: sœma to be appropriate to , from sœmr appropriate ] 1.) to appear to exist or be true, or to have a particular quality ▪ Ann didn t seem very sure. ▪ It seems …

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  • 3seem´er — seem «seem», intransitive verb. 1. to look like; appear to be: »This apple seemed good but was rotten inside. Does this room seem hot to you? He seemed a very old man. He seemed very strong for his age. 2. to appear to oneself: »I still seem to… …

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  • 4seem — /seem/, v.i. 1. to appear to be, feel, do, etc.: She seems better this morning. 2. to appear to one s own senses, mind, observation, judgment, etc.: It seems to me that someone is calling. 3. to appear to exist: There seems no need to go now. 4.… …

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  • 5likely — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ a d …

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  • 6seem — [[t]sim[/t]] v. i. 1) to appear to be, feel, do, etc 2) to appear to one s own senses, judgment, etc 3) to appear to be true or probable: It seems likely to rain[/ex] 4) to appear or pretend to be such: to seem friendly[/ex] • Etymology:… …

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  • 7look set fair — seem/look/be/set fair british formal phrase to seem likely to succeed I’m confident we are set fair for a good recovery. Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym …

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  • 8be set fair — seem/look/be/set fair british formal phrase to seem likely to succeed I’m confident we are set fair for a good recovery. Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym …

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  • 9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 10evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… …

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