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seem
/siːm/
verb
verb: seem; 3rd person present: seems; past tense: seemed; past participle:
seemed; gerund or present participle: seeming
1. give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.
"Dawn seemed annoyed"
synonyms: appear, appear to be, have the appearance/air of being, give the
impression of being, look, look like, look as though one is, look to be,
have the look of, show signs of; More
used to make a statement less forceful.
"I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions"
used to suggest in a cautious or polite way that something is the case.
"it would seem that he has been fooling us all"
2. be unable to do something, despite having tried.
"he couldn't seem to remember his lines"

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’): from Old Norse sœma ‘to
honour’, from sœmr ‘fitting’.

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STYMIE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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stymie definition: 1. to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a
purpose: 2. to prevent someone from achieving a goal or doing ...

Stymie | Definition of Stymie by Merriam-Webster

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Definition of stymie. transitive verb. : to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
stymied by red tape.

Stymie | Definition of Stymie at Dictionary.com

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noun. Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the
cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. a situation or problem presenting such
difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.

stymie - Oxford Dictionaries

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Stymie definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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to impede with a stymie. nounWord forms: plural -mies. 3. golf. (formerly) a situation on
the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball
about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker.

stymie (verb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary

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Define stymie (verb) and get synonyms. What is stymie (verb)? stymie (verb) meaning,
pronunciation and more by Macmillan Dictionary.

stymie - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

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The verb stymie means to obstruct or hinder. Constantly texting with your friends will
stymie your effort to finish your homework.

Stymie - definition of stymie by The Free Dictionary

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Define stymie. stymie synonyms, stymie pronunciation, stymie translation, English
dictionary definition of stymie. tr.v. sty·mied , sty·mie·ing , sty·mies To be an ...

stymie - Wiktionary
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stymie (third-person singular simple present stymies, present participle stymieing, simple
past and ... (golf) To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

stymie - Urban Dictionary

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Stymie is Scottish for "blind man.", in particular, one with white eyes like cataracts, thus
what they'd call one golf ball blocking another golf ball on the golf green.

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