English
Etymology
From be- + seem.
Pronunciation
IPA|/bɪ�si:m/
Verb
en-verb
- italbrac|archaic, transitive and intransitive To appear, seem, look (with some qualifying word).
#:This inn beseems well for a weary traveller.
- italbrac|archaic, transitive and intransitive To be appropriate or creditable (without qualifying word).
#:*1819: �Lady,� said Cedric, �this beseems not; were further pledge necessary, I myself, offended, and justly offended, as I am, would yet gage my honour for the honour of Ivanhoe.� � w:Walter Scott|Walter Scott, w:Ivanhoe|Ivanhoe
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