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Definition 1:
To appear to be something or to do something :to have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc. often followed by to + verb often used in the phrases seem like, seem as if, and seem as though .
Examples:
She seemed happy.
He didn’t seem interested.
Their request seems reasonable/strange.
What they’re doing doesn’t seem right to me.
The letter seems important.
Her story seems true.
Her story seems to be true.
She seems to know our secret. [=I have the feeling/impression that she knows our secret]
He didn’t seem to remember that part of the story.
He seems like a nice man. = He seems (to be) a nice man.
We waited for what seemed like hours.
Buying a new car seemed like a good idea at the time.
It seemed as if/though the work would never end.
Definition 2:
used with it to make a statement about what appears to be true based on what is known .
Examples:
It seems (that) they forgot about the meeting.
The concert will not take place, it seems.
“Are we on schedule?” “So it seems.” [=yes, I think that we are on schedule]
They are very rude, or so it seems (to me).
Definition 3:
used to make a statement less definite or more polite followed by to + verb often used in negative statements .
Examples:
I seem to remember that you said you’d help me.
I can’t seem to solve the problem. [=I have tried to solve the problem, but I can’t]
I couldn’t seem to hit the ball straight.
What seems to be the problem? [=what is the problem?]
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