meseems

American  

[mee-seemz] / miˈsimz /

verb

Archaic.

meseemed past

1. it seems to me.

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meseems British  

/ mɪˈsiːmz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Past

• meseemed
  simple

Etymology

Origin of meseems

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

Example Sentences

Call it treachery if you must, yet when I look back on that night, meseems I am worthy of your pity.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

By the devil and all his myrmidons, citizen!" he said, as soon as he had recovered his breath, "meseems you have tumbled to my meaning as a pig into a heap of garbage.

From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

Then Sir Ewaine said: "Sir, let us go down to yonder place and seek lodging at that fair castle, for meseems that must be a very pleasant place to abide for the coming night."

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard

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

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

"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."

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert