seem
Third Person
seems
Present Participle
seeming
Past Tense
seemed
Past Participle
seemed
2
to fail at doing something despite one's efforts
transitive
- He would seem to be having trouble with his job.
- I can't seem to get this equation right.
- She couldn't seem to find her keys no matter how thoroughly she searched.
- She couldn't seem to find her way to the meeting.
- The computer program wouldn't seem to install correctly, no matter what troubleshooting steps were taken.