みたいで

like; seems like

→ みたいだ
phrase Uncommon #18,921
like; seems like The connective form of みたいだ. It can describe something as being like something else or as seeming to be a certain way, and often links to what follows.
JA: 雨が降っているみたいで、道がぬれている。
EN: It seems like it’s raining, and the road is wet.

急に休みみたいでああーっ

Looks like we suddenly have the day off—ahhh!

— すずめの戸締まり (2022)

あのちょっと失敗しちゃったみたいでどれ?

Um, I think I messed up a little. Which one?

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

この状況じゃ私がさらったみたいでは?

Doesn’t this make it look like I kidnapped her?

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

彼はエスペラントは「日本語みたいで、ラテン語みたいな言語だ」と言った。

He said, “Esperanto is a language that’s like Japanese and like Latin.”

でもそれじゃ楽園みたいで刑務所じゃないだろ

But then it’d be like paradise, not a prison.

— 親切なクムジャさん (2005)

何か壊れたみたいで壊れたって

They said it looks like something broke.

— ドライヴ (2011)

ピクニックみたいで楽しそうだ

It looks like a picnic—sounds like fun.

— レベッカ (1940)

先生と一緒だと試験みたいで怖いわ

When I’m with the teacher, it feels like an exam, and it’s scary.

— 暗殺の森 (1971)

野原みたいでステキでしょう?

It’s lovely, like a meadow, don’t you think?

— Arrietty (2010)

人が変わったみたいで

It’s like they’ve become a different person.

— AKIRA (1988)

杏奈ちゃんいい子だから娘が帰ってきたみたいで

Anna's such a good girl, it feels like my daughter has come home.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

元気になったみたいでうれしいわ

I'm glad you seem to be feeling better.

— 箪笥<たんす> (2003)