Infinitive
sambler; sembleir; semblir; semler; senbler
Participles
| Present | semblant |
| Past | semblet |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sembil |
| 2nd sing. | sembles |
| 3rd sing. | semblt |
| 1st plur. | semblum |
| 2nd plur. | semblez |
| 3rd plur. | semblont |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | semblowe |
| 2nd sing. | sembleies |
| 3rd sing. | sembleit |
| 1st plur. | sembleisms |
| 2nd plur. | sembillez |
| 3rd plur. | sembleient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | semblai |
| 2nd sing. | semblas |
| 3rd sing. | sembla |
| 1st plur. | semblames |
| 2nd plur. | semblastes |
| 3rd plur. | sembllerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | sembdrai |
| 2nd sing. | sembdras |
| 3rd sing. | sembudra |
| 1st plur. | sembdrom |
| 2nd plur. | sembilereez |
| 3rd plur. | sembderont |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | sembdrai |
| 2nd sing. | sembroies |
| 3rd sing. | sembldreit |
| 1st plur. | sembdrioms |
| 2nd plur. | sembdriez |
| 3rd plur. | sembudereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sembile |
| 2nd sing. | sembilles |
| 3rd sing. | sembille |
| 1st plur. | semblgun |
| 2nd plur. | sembilez |
| 3rd plur. | sembillent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | semblasse |
| 2nd sing. | sembusis |
| 3rd sing. | sembusist |
| 1st plur. | semblissioms |
| 2nd plur. | semblissez |
| 3rd plur. | semblacent |
Sample Sentences
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Allectoire [...] Eiue semble de la culur
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nuls n'est ki te semble al ciel desus ne en la terre desuz
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il veoit hommes aler e sembloient arbres
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si a en ces jardins mout d’arbres dom chasqun fait un fruit de cent manieres que l’un ne semble l’autre
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Ceste signe ne sembla pas songe
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Altre dient altre achesun Qui assez bien semble raisun
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Quatre bestes [...] Dunt la premere resembla leun [...], E la quarte ke il me mustra Egle volant tresbien sembla
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ataunt come vous semblez que moi purraye suffire
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la quel toure et mures les seignurs suisdit illoeqes venauntz et veiauntz la meschief et peril du dite ville, semblerent le soveraigne reoverere de mesme la ville les dites choses estre faitz
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que vous veulliez [...] ordeigner [...] come vous mielx semblerez pur l'oeps et profit de [...] Richarde
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Au chat auci te doy sembler Quant du sourris se fait juer
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Deus, qui veit lur malveis cuer, reproevet lur vie que semlet bone
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Elyotrope [...] A esmaragdes semblent tutes, Mais k’eles ont sanguines guttes
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Frere fu dit par parenté E par valor e par bonté. Alques li semblot de façon
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Bien sembliez trestuit estre nez de gent fiere, Un point ne sembliez a home qui pain quiere
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Semblez sui al pellican del desert
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Si le demande la novele Coment li semble sa porture
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[...] e ceo senble a moy qe suffit
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uncor me pleyne jeo de mes oeux qe m’ont sovent trahi et enginee en meynt fol regard et m’ont fait sembler ceo qe n’estoit mye
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Cele qui prof serait Plus alte conceverait; L'altre qu'en lung serait Basse li semblerait
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | sembles |
| 1st plur. | sembllums |
| 2nd plur. | semblez |
Translations
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1.
to resemble, look like, be similar to,to compare with, consider similar to
(v.a.)
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2.
to seem, appear to be
(v.a.)
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3.
to consider, deem (in error for an impersonal construction?)
(v.a.)
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1.
to appear, give the impression of being, seem,to resemble, look like, be similar to,to appear, give the impression of being, seem to,to seem as if,to assemble, come together
(v.n.)
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2.
to seem, come across to
(v.n.)
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3.
to seem, appear to be the case to
(v.n.)
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1.
to become apparent, transpire,it seems to, appears to be the case to, gives (someone) the impression,it seems to, appears to be the case to, gives (someone) the impression that,it seems ... for (someone) to ...,what do you (etc.) think, is your (etc.) view (of)?,to his (etc.) preference, as seems best to him (etc.)
(v._impers.)
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2.
it becomes, is fitting to
(v._impers.)
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1.
to become apparent, transpire,to have sexual intercourse,to join, unite with
(v.refl.)