meseems

American

[mee-seemz] / miˈsimz /

verb

Archaic.

past

meseemed

it seems to me.

meseems British

/ mɪˈsiːmz /

verb

archaic (tr; takes a clause as object) it seems to me

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Etymology

Origin of meseems

1350–1400; Middle English me semeth; me, seem, -s ²

Example Sentences

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"It needs small consideration, meseems," said Myles Standish, impatiently.

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I bore the agony of parting from her, and now must abide by it, meseems, for I cannot believe that she is here and safe.

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There were sweetness and holiness in Christmas-keeping, meseems.

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"Nay, sir, it is already bespoke for our gracious queen, though meseems the sovereignty belongs rightly to Mirandola, who now sits aloft, with a most forlorn and wistful look."

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Ay, but we are being surely overhauled, and meseems 'twere better to take the risk of running aground than to fall into the hands of the Spaniards.

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