Catalan

Verb

semblar ‎(first-person singular present semblo, 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

Conjugation

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• semblant
• semblança

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing 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 tense semblas semblis semblos perfect semblabis semblabos infinitive semblar semblir semblor imperative semblez semblabez conditional semblus semblabus nominal active participle singular semblanto semblinto semblonto plural semblanti semblinti semblonti active participle semblanta semblinta semblonta adverbial active participle semblante semblinte semblonte

Derived terms

Old Provençal

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