seem
1 verb give impression of being INTRANSITIVEan chuma a bheith ortan chosúlacht a bheith ortshe seemed happy to see them bhí an chuma uirthi go raibh sí sásta iad a fheiceáil, bhí an chosúlacht uirthi go raibh sí sásta iad a fheiceáilthat argument seems reasonable tá dealramh leis an argóint sin, ba dhóigh leatdid he seem upset? an raibh an chuma air go raibh sé corraithe?, an raibh an chosúlacht air go raibh sé corraithe?the system doesn't seem likely to change soon caolseans go n-athróidh an córas go luath, ní cosúil go n-athróidh an córas go gairidI was introduced to what seemed like a thousand new faces cuireadh na mílte duine nua in aithne dom, dar liomthis seems to be central to his work is cosúil go bhfuil sé seo lárnach ina chuid saothairit seems a bit of a bargain tá cuma an dea-mhargaidh airSeán seems to be an expert in that field tá an chuma ar Sheán gur saineolaí é sa réimse sin, dealraíonn sé gur saineolaí é Seán sa réimse sinto them five weeks seemed a lifetime ba gheall leis an tsíoraíocht leo cúig seachtaine 2 verb expressing conclusion INTRANSITIVEis cosúil de réir dealraimh it seems incredible that that happened is deacair a chreidiúint gur tharla sé sinit seems reasonable to suppose that he'll return luífeadh sé le réasún go dtiocfaidh sé ar aisit seemed like it took forever to build the house shílfeá nach dtógfaí an teach go deoit seems as if they're incapable of writing essays tá an chosúlacht ar an scéal nach bhfuil siad in ann aistí a scríobhit seems to me that there are still questions to be answered feictear domsa go bhfuil ceisteanna fós le freagairtit seems to have rained lately dealraíonn sé go raibh sé ag cur báistí le gairidI don't seem to have much in the way of news níl mórán de scéala agam, cheapfáthey seem not to know where they're going wrong ní cosúil go bhfuil a fhios acu cá bhfuil siad ag dul ar strae, níl an chuma ar an scéal go bhfuil a fhios acu cén áit a bhfuil siad ag dul amúthere seemed to be very little interest in it cheapfá nach raibh ach fíorbheagán suime ann; ní raibh mórán spéise ann, de réir dealraimhShow full entry
3 verb expressing criticism, scepticism INTRANSITIVEyou seem to forget that I was here first is cosúil go bhfuil dearmad déanta agat go raibh mise anseo ar dtús; tá dearmad déanta agat, shílfeá, gur mise a bhí anseo i dtosachit seems that there are different rules for people like them dealraíonn sé go bhfuil rialacha ar leith ann do dhaoine cosúil leosan, tá an chuma ar an scéal go bhfuil rialacha ar leith ann do dhaoine mar iadsan