beseem
to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
to be suitable or fitting.
Origin of beseem
1Other words from beseem
- un·be·seem·ing, adjective
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How to use beseem in a sentence
Sif has a gallant at home; thou wilt anxious be to find him: thou shalt that arduous work perform; it will beseem thee better.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonTo think and speak of that day with horror doth well beseem the impenitent sinner, but ill the believing saint.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousFair knight, said that knight, it would beseem a knight to joust and to fight on horseback.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) | Thomas MaloryAs it would not beseem me as composer to express an opinion of my own work, we will here alone speak of its performance.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis SpohrAll this I know; but we have fared so ill in this house that mirth and laughter ill beseem us.
Heroines That Every Child Should Know | Various
British Dictionary definitions for beseem
/ (bɪˈsiːm) /
archaic to be suitable for; befit
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