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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
明日は雨が降りそうだ。
It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow.
この本は面白そうに見える。
This book looks interesting.
彼は忙しそうだったから、声をかけなかった。
He looked busy, so I didn't talk to him.