Definition of befit Befit

/bɪfɪˈt/ - [bifit] - be•fit

We found 5 definitions of befit from 5 different sources.

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What does befit mean?

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Verb

befits, befitting, befitted  

befit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
  suit, beseem
  gibe, jibe, correspond, tally, agree, fit, match, check shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • befit (Verb)
    To be fit for.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • befit (v. t.)
    To be suitable to; to suit; to become.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • befit
    be-fit′, v.t. to fit, or be suitable to: to be proper to, or right for:—pr.p. befit′ting; pa.p. befit′ted.—adj. Befit′ting.—adv. Befit′tingly. [Pfx. be-, and Fit.]

Part of speech

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  • befit, verb, present, 1st person singular of befit (infinitive).
  • befit, verb (infinitive).
  • befit, verb, past participle of befit (infinitive).
  • befit, verb, past simple of befit (infinitive).

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