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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Those robes your character beseem; When they are worn we'll make you new.
From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius
Tell me what,-- Thou speak'st of matters which beseem thee not.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm
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
"My Vladek, I cannot; the more thou art thought a Don Juan, the less does it beseem me, an actress, to take thee to a lone woman who attracts the attention that Hela 22 does."
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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 Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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