Beseem - 4 dictionary results
be⋅seem
[bi-seem] 
Archaic.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to be suitable or fitting. |
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| be·seem (bĭ-sēm') tr.v. be·seemed, be·seem·ing, be·seems Archaic To be appropriate for; befit. [Middle English bisemen : bi-, be- + semen, to seem; see seem.] |
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Beseem
Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.] [Pref. be- + seem.] Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit. A duty well beseeming the preachers. --Clarendon. What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our prayers to God ? --Hocker.Beseem
Be*seem"\, v. i. To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best." --Spenser.
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