Friday, March 20, 2015

beseem

beseem (third-person singular simple present beseems, present participle beseeming, simple past and past participle beseemed)

  1. (archaic, transitive and intransitive) To appear, seem, look (with some qualifying word).
    This inn beseems well for a weary traveller.
  2. (archaic, transitive and intransitive) To be appropriate or creditable (without qualifying word).
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