Verbs

(v)look, appear, seemgive a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect“She seems to be sleeping”, “This appears to be a very difficult problem”, “This project looks fishy”, “They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time”
(v)appear, seem(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent“It seems that he is very gifted”, “It appears that the weather in California is very bad”