BEHOVE

behoove, behove

(verb) be appropriate or necessary; “It behooves us to reflect on this matter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

behove (third-person singular simple present behoves, present participle behoving, simple past and past participle behoved)

(transitive, formal) To befit, to suit.

(transitive, formal) To be necessary for (someone).

(transitive, formal) To be in the best interest of; to benefit.

(intransitive, formal) To be needful, meet or becoming.

Source: Wiktionary

Be*hove", v.

Definition: , and derivatives. See Behoove, & c.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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29 April 2024

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

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