Are there any differences among these 3 words- seem, look, appear ?

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Jun 30, 2012 22:53

For example,

1) you look nervous.
2)you seem nervous.
3)you appear nervous.

4)you look busy (←it may not be correct,I guess.)
5)you seem busy
6)you appear busy

7)you look frail
8)you seem frail
9)you appear frail


Are there any differences of the meanings?
Greg_vk
Jul 1, 2012 00:24

They have very similar meaning and in a lot of examples can all be used and the meaning won't change.

I would use seem/appear instead of look when the subject is actually not what you thought.

For example:

You seem nervous but are talking calmly.
You appear frail but are actually very strong.


Jul 1, 2012 16:21 lanlan
Thank you very much, Gregさん!

The examples that you gave are very helpful for me.
It is so kind of you^^　ありがとうございます!
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For example, 1) you look nervous. 2)you seem nervous. 3)you appear nervous. 4)you look busy (←it may not be correct,I guess.) 5)you seem busy 6)you appear busy 7)you look frail 8)you seem frail 9)you appear frail Are there any differences of the meanings?


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