--- title: seemeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «seemeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «seemeth» means «seems», a form of «seem»: To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [seemeth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/seemeth.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «seemeth» means «seems», a form of «seem»: To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:seemeth:m1:1 # text = «seemeth» means «seems», a form of «seem»: To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 seemeth seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 seems seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 seem seem NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 To to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 seem seem VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 18 nsubj _ _ 18 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 xcomp _ _ 21 or or CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 appear appear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 conj _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 25 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 from from ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 31 obj _ _ 29 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 30 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 acl:relcl _ _ 32 or or CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 33 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 : : PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 35 « « PUNCT `` _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 seems seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 parataxis _ _ 38 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 39 » » PUNCT '' _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **seem** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **look** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 7 | **appear** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **is a** | to-infinitive | | something | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **see** | can | you | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 10 | **know** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 11 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | She | | | | | happy *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **form** | | | seem | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## Example 1 {#x1} then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying: 'There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house.' From Torah LEV.14.35, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:seemeth:x1:1 # text = then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying: 'There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house.' 1 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 obj _ _ 4 owneth own VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 16 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 18 expl _ _ 18 seemeth seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 ccomp _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 22 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 27 cop _ _ 23 as as ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 25 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 plague plague NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 ccomp _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **own** | present | he | | | | then | | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | shall | the house | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the house *not said here* | the priest | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent priest=Recipient | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the house *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **seem** | present | | | me | there | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **is** | to-infinitive | house | | | the house | | as a plague | tree rules | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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