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beseem
[ bih-seem ]
/ bɪˈsim /
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verb (used with object)
to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
verb (used without object)
to be suitable or fitting.
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Origin of beseem
OTHER WORDS FROM beseem
un·be·seem·ing, adjectiveWords nearby beseem
Besant, bes antler, bescreen, bescribble, beseech, beseem, Beseleel, beset, set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow
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British Dictionary definitions for beseem
beseem
/ (bɪˈsiːm) /
verb
archaic to be suitable for; befit
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