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