beseem

verb

bi-ˈsēm How to pronounce beseem (audio)
Definition of beseemnext
archaic
as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseem
  1. suffice
  2. do
  3. befit
  4. serve
  5. suit
  6. fit
Verb
  • Each of us has also learned that even satisfied ambition and material success will never suffice.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • By next weekend, Djokovic would love to equal Federer's men's record of eight singles titles, but reaching the fourth round will have to suffice for now.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of suffice
Verb
  • The divergence is over whether the worker shortage is improving slowly or still getting worse, and what the Supreme Court should do about it.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The band is forced into doing take after take in his quest to fully convey his own emotions.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • While Nolan often wrangles what seems like a cast of thousands, the look departs from the Old Hollywood vision of the sword-and-sandal epic, creating something equal parts majestic and strange, as befits a story peppered with fantastical elements.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • But Nunez, as befits her subject matter, is high on today’s crop of young authors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of befit
Verb
  • He was named co-anchor last year, serving alongside Savannah Guthrie.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • The last group is led by board president Heather Fargo, who served as mayor of Sacramento from 2000-2008.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of serve
Verb
  • Also, as open-source models, developers can download the models for free and tweak them to suit their own purposes.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • That’s hardly an accident, as lawmakers have increasingly manipulated the election process to suit themselves, rejiggering congressional districts to sideline voters and boost their political parties.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of suit
Verb
  • What allows many people to digest dairy products is a chainlike enzyme called lactase, which is produced in the small intestine and fits together like a puzzle piece with the complex sugar in milk called lactose.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • These shoes usually have LED lights fitted around the whole sole of the shoe, but some shoes only light up in the toe or heel area.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of fit
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