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sembrare

"sembrare" means "to seem, to look, to appear" in Italian. It is number 177 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to seem, to look, to appear; to sound, taste or feel; to seem

IPA

/semˈbra.re/

Forms in this course

sembra, sembrava, sembri, sembrano

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Come sembra?
  How does that sound?
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Sembra lui.
  That looks like him.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH
• Sembra lei.
  That looks like her.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH

Learned together

In the course, "sembrare" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• vedere to see
• pensare to think
• parlare to talk, to speak
• aspettare to wait for, await, wait
• farlo to do it, to make it (fare + lo)
• pregare to pray
• sentire to feel
• piacere to be pleasing to
• venire to come

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