beseem
3 synonyms for beseem, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — Usually with a word such as 'ill' or 'well', to seem or look a certain way to someone.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
Usually with a word such as 'ill' or 'well', to seem or look a certain way to someone.
“This inn beseems well for a weary wayfarer.”
2. verb
To be suitable or fitting for someone or something.
“It beseems you not to grumble thus.”
Etymology
PIE word *h₁epi From Middle English bisemen (“to beseem”) [and other forms], from be-, bi- (prefix forming transitive verbs with a completive, figurative, or intensifying sense) + semen (“to seem; to be or see as appropriate; to be visible or apparent; to regard”). Semen is derived from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to;...
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