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Seem [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. SEEM , v . i .

2. To appear; to make or have a show or semblance.

3. Thou art not what thou seems't . Shak .

4. All seem'd well pleased; all seem'd , but were not all. Milton .

5. To have the appearance of truth or fact; to be understood as true. It seems that the Turkish power is on the decline.

6. A prince of Italy, it seems , entertained his mistress on a great lake. Addison .

7. SEEM , v . t . To become; to befit. Obs .

Seem [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as.

Seem [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To befit; to beseem.

Seemed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Seemer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . One that carries an appearance or semblance.

2. Hence we shall see

3. If pow'r change purpose, what our seemers be. Shak .

Seemer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who seems; one who carries or assumes an appearance or semblance.

Seeming [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

. Specious.

Seeming [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. .

2. Appearance; show; semblance.

3. Fair appearance.

4. These keep

5. Seeming and and savor all the winter long. Shak .

6. Opinion or liking; favorable opinion.

7. Nothing more clear to their seeming . Hooker .

8. His persuasive words impregn'd

9. with reason to her seeming . Obs . Milton .

Seeming [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. .

2. Appearing; having the appearance or semblance, whether real or not.

Seeming [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.

Seeming [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.

2. Apprehension; judgment.

Seeming [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Seemingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . In appearance; in show; in semblance.

2. This the father seemingly complied with. Addison .

3. they depend often on remote and seemingly disproportioned causes. Atterbury .

Seemingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly.

Seemingness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

. Fair appearance; plausibility.

Seemingness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Semblance; fair appearance; plausibility.

Seemless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

. Unseemly; unfit; indecorous. Obs .

Seemless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Unseemly.

Seemlily [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a seemly manner.

Seemliness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . [from seemly .] Comliness; grace; fitness; propriety; decency; decorum.

2. When seemliness combines with portliness. Camden .

Seemliness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.

Seemly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . Becoming; fit; suited to the object, occasion, purpose or character; suitable.

2. Suspense of judgement and excercise of charity were safer and seemlier for christian men, than the hot pursuit of these controversies. Hooker .

3. Honor is not seemly for a fool. Proverbs 26:1 .

Seemly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

. In a decent or suitable manner.

Seemly [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly.

Seemly [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.

Seemlyhead [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

SEE'MLYHEAD , [See Head and Hood .] Comely or decent appearance. Obs .

Seemlyhed [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Comely or decent appearance.

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Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

Genesis 27:12

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”

Genesis 29:20

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

Genesis 34:18

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

Leviticus 14:35

And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’

Numbers 13:33

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

Numbers 16:9

Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

Deuteronomy 1:23

and the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Deuteronomy 12:8

Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.

Deuteronomy 15:18

It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

Deuteronomy 25:3

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

Joshua 9:25

And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

Judges 10:15

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

Judges 19:24

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

1 Samuel 1:23

And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

1 Samuel 3:18

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

1 Samuel 11:10

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”

1 Samuel 14:36

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”

1 Samuel 14:40

Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.