beseem

Betekenis (English)

1. Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).
2. Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something).

Synonyms

befit

suit

become

fit

belong

click

compromise

concert

concord

deserve

fit for

fit in

fix

go

make up

match

patch up

proper

settle

square

comport with

fall in line

accommodate

lend oneself

agree

apply

arrange

befall

Gekoppel as

be‧seem

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɪˈsiːm/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: bisemen

In summary

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.