It seems like he knows her. vs It seems he knows her.

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They have a similar meaning and can be used interchangeably. The only difference is the inclusion of the word 'like' in the first phrase, which is optional.

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It seems like he knows her.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express an observation or impression that someone knows another person. The word 'like' is optional and can be included for emphasis or left out without changing the meaning.

Examples:

It seems like he knows her from somewhere.
It seems like he knows her name.
It seems like he knows her well.
It seems like he knows her secret.
It seems like he knows her better than anyone else.

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It seems like he knows what we say.
You know, it seems like he knows more about why we're here than we do.
Stella told us Simone didn't seem to know her.
Seems like he knows a good deal about handling cards.
Seems like he knows his business, to me.
Tamra, you seem like you know something.
Okay, besides, it seems like you need reminding that you did know her, at least in the important ways.
Sometimes people don't even seem to know her name.
Doesn't even seem to know her name.
Does it still seem like he knows it's you?
"Doesn't seem like he knows what he's talking about but is actually pretty wise"?
I know it seems crazy. I know it's crazy, but I...
(Laughter) No one seems to know why.
But it seems like when she confronted him, Sung killed her.
Well, it seems everyone knows me. Aah!
No. Nobody seems to know.
Consigliere of mine, tell your Don what everyone seems to know.
South is all anybody seems to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.

Alternatives:

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It appears he knows her.
He appears to know her.
It looks like he knows her.

It seems he knows her.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express an observation or impression that someone knows another person. The word 'like' is omitted in this version, but the meaning remains the same.

Examples:

It seems he knows her from somewhere.
It seems he knows her name.
It seems he knows her well.
It seems he knows her secret.
It seems he knows her better than anyone else.

Show examples from the web [+]

Stella told us Simone didn't seem to know her.
Sometimes people don't even seem to know her name.
It seems he knows what he does.
Doesn't even seem to know her name.
I know it seems crazy. I know it's crazy, but I...
(Laughter) No one seems to know why.
Well, it seems everyone knows me. Aah!
No. Nobody seems to know.
Consigliere of mine, tell your Don what everyone seems to know.
South is all anybody seems to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
The only New Yorker that dad seems to know.
What that message was, no one seems to know.
It seems he doesn't know you either.
Our investigator seems to know his subject.
You seem to know everything else.
I don't know how everyone seems to know.
So maybe you can tell me why I'm "not here" since no else seems to know.
I've asked all the others but none of them seem to know.

Alternatives:

It seems like he knows her.
He seems to know her.
It appears he knows her.
He appears to know her.
It looks like he knows her.

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It seems like he knows her. vs It seems he knows her.