beseem
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of beseem
First recorded in 1175–1225, beseem is from the Middle English word bisemen. See be-, seem
Example Sentences
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Entertain them as I know thou canst; but ask them neither their names, nor whither they journey: that would not beseem thee.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
"The better then doth it beseem both the place and me," he replied.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest
You attract others to the Swedish side, for you are an envoy of Sweden," said Kmita; "it does not beseem you to act otherwise, though in your soul who knows what you think?
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
They beseem quite normally the plainest of us all.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.
"Sir," said she, "it will not beseem me to wear a knight's garment."
From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown
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