verb
- past tense of beseem; to be suitable or appropriate for; to befit.
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- It beseemed a knight to defend the honor of his lady.
- Such behavior beseemed not a person of his station.
- The grand hall beseemed the royal court perfectly.
- It beseemed him to speak with courtesy and restraint.
- The solemn ceremony beseemed the occasion well.