1give the impression of being something or having a particular quality: [with complement]:Dawn seemed annoyedit seemed a dismal town [with infinitive]:there seems to be plenty to eat [with clause]:it seemed that he was determined to oppose her
[with infinitive] used to make a statement less forceful:I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions
[with clause] (it seems or it would seem) used to suggest in a cautious or polite way that something is the case:it would seem that he has been fooling us all
2 (cannot seem to do something) be unable to do something, despite having tried:he couldn’t seem to remember his lines
