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
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There she stood With such a gentle pleasure in her looks As might beseem a river-nymph's soft eyes Gracing a bridal of the race whose flocks Were pastured on the borders of her stream.
From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition by Richard Henry Stoddard
"Ay, love! but here fall more drops,—more and more;—these showers are longer than beseem the April, and pertain not to the June."
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
Her deep blushes, and the bashful, yet imploring expression of her eyes, convinced him that God had joined two hearts together, and that it would ill beseem him to part them.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
I must remain in camp myself, for all the responsibility is on me, that is, first; and second, it does not beseem my office to go on an expedition against ruffians.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
"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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