semblar

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Late Latin similāre, present active infinitive of similō, from Latin similis. From the same Gallo-Romance root as French sembler.

Verb

semblar (first-person singular present semblo, first-person singular preterite semblí, past participle semblat)

1. (impersonal) to seem, look

   Sembla que vagi a ploure.

   It seems that it's going to rain.

2. to look like, resemble

Synonyms

• (seem, look): semblar ser
• (resemble): assemblar-se

Related terms

• semblant
• semblança

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English seem, French sembler, Italian sembrare, ultimately from Late Latin similāre, present active infinitive of similō.

Verb

semblar (present tense semblas, past tense semblis, future tense semblos, imperative semblez, conditional semblus)

1. (intransitive) to seem, appear (to be)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of semblar

		present		past		future
infinitive		semblar		semblir		semblor
tense		semblas		semblis		semblos
conditional		semblus
imperative		semblez
adjective active participle		semblanta		semblinta		semblonta
adverbial active participle		semblante		semblinte		semblonte
nominal active participle	singular	semblanto		semblinto		semblonto
	plural	semblanti		semblinti		semblonti

Derived terms

• semblanta (“ostensible, seeming, apparent”)
• semble (“apparently, seemingly”)
• sembligar
• sembligo
• semblo (“appearance”)

 

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin similāre, present active infinitive of similō, from Latin similis. Compare Old French sembler.

Verb

semblar

1. seem; to appear

Descendants

• Catalan: semblar
• Occitan: semblar