sembler

/sɑ̃.ble/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
semble
past
a semblé
perfect
semblé

Meaning

  1. to seem

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

paraître

paraître and sembler are close synonyms for "to seem, to appear," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does sembler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ fatigué aujourd'hui.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sembler?

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