beseem
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- unbeseeming adjective
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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"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
His voice is a thin, asthmatic treble, sometimes inclining to be rather lachrymose; but the address and bearing of the little man are as grave and measured as beseem a Dutch merchant.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
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 Stoddard, Richard Henry
Who art thou, he said, thou fine fellòw, Of thee I am in great fear, For the clothes thou wearest upon thy back, Might beseem a lord to wear.
From The Book of Brave Old Ballads by Gilbert, John, Sir
Would such an experiment beseem any other place so well as the madhouse?
From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin
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