semblar

Meaning

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, impersonal) to seem, look
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to look like, resemble

Concepts

seem

appear

look

look like

act

correspond

feel

fit

gibe

jibe

match

resemble

sound

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tally

agree

appear to be

beseem

check

Synonyms

parèixer

assemblar-se

figurar

correspondre

fer fila

coincidir

ser igual a

notar

sonar

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Translations

parecer

parecer

sembrare

sembler

parere

paraître

lijken

scheinen

φαίνομαι

apparire

schijnen

ter aparência de

videor

aussehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[səmˈbla]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: semblar

Cognate with French: sembler

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan semblar, from Late Latin similāre, a verb based on Latin similis (“alike”). Compare Occitan semblar, French sembler.