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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. i. To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] ``As beseemed best.'' --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beseemed}; p. pr & vb n. {Beseeming}.] [Pref. be- + seem.] Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for one to do or to have Hence: To be fit suitable, or proper for or worthy of to become to befit. A duty well beseeming the preachers. --Clarendon. What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us in our prayers to God ? --Hocker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beseem v : accord or comport with [syn: {befit}, {suit}]
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