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beseem.

Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɪˈsiːm/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈsim/General-American
  1. Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).

    ambitransitive · archaic
    This inn beseems well for a weary wayfarer.
  2. Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something).

    ambitransitive · archaic
    It beseems you not to grumble thus.
Where this word comes from

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; to befit, beseem”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to fit; to unite”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). The English word is analysable as be- (prefix with an intensifying sense) + seem.

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