seem likely to do sth

seem likely to do sth
بَدَا كَأنّ \ look like sth: to seem likely to be or do seem likely to do sth.: She looks like being late. It looks like rain. sound: to make a certain sound; give a certain feeling: That sounds like my father’s voice. His ideas sound very clever, but will they work?.

Arabic-English glossary. 2015.

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