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.

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

Words nearby beseem

Besant, bes antler, bescreen, bescribble, beseech, beseem, Beseleel, beset, set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow

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Example sentences from the Web for beseem

How would it beseem your rank to join these who shame their sex——No, no!
In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete|Georg Ebers
Grudge him not the independence and the honors that beseem the state of the lion growing old.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various
I profess it should beseem men of great parts rather than me to write to you.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford
I told you before, that it did not beseem you to grovel in the dust.
Goethe and Schiller|L. Mhlbach

Prithee, Jack, take no airs, for they beseem thee but very ill.
In Convent Walls|Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for beseem

beseem

/ (bɪˈsiːm) /

verb

archaic to be suitable for; befit

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单词	beseem
释义	beseem [ bih-seem ] / bɪˈsim / Archaic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR beseem ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Words nearby beseem Besant, bes antler, bescreen, bescribble, beseech, beseem, Beseleel, beset, set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beseem How would it beseem your rank to join these who shame their sex——No, no! In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete\|Georg Ebers Grudge him not the independence and the honors that beseem the state of the lion growing old. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5\|Various I profess it should beseem men of great parts rather than me to write to you. Letters of Samuel Rutherford\|Samuel Rutherford I told you before, that it did not beseem you to grovel in the dust. Goethe and Schiller\|L. Mhlbach Prithee, Jack, take no airs, for they beseem thee but very ill. In Convent Walls\|Emily Sarah Holt British Dictionary definitions for beseem beseem / (bɪˈsiːm) / verb archaic to be suitable for; befit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beseem satisfy, conform, fit, gratify, serve, flatter, please, correspond, enhance, become, befit, go with, do, accord, square, suffice, tally, check, harmonize, benefit
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beseem

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of beseem

OTHER WORDS FROM beseem

Words nearby beseem

Example sentences from the Web for beseem

British Dictionary definitions for beseem

verb

Words related to beseem