beseem

[ bih-seem ]

/ bɪˈsim /

Archaic.

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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

First recorded in 1175–1225, beseem is from the Middle English word bisemen.See be-, seem

OTHER WORDS FROM beseem

un·be·seem·ing, adjective

How to use beseem in a sentence

Tressilian appeared, and made a low and beseeming reference.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott
Mrs. Polly watched them with beseeming awe and deference, but it was a great trial to her, and she grew very nervous over it.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins
Hearing this speech, I seemed to behold myself swinging by a tow from a tree branch, a death not beseeming one of gentle blood.
A Monk of Fife|Andrew Lang
For are not these things beseeming and answerable to the doctrine of Socrates?
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

Yea, peace is too little; exceeding joy is the portion, and most beseeming condition of the upright.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for beseem

beseem

/ (bɪˈsiːm) /

verb

archaic to be suitable for; befit

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Origin of beseem

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