Definition of behove Behove
/bɪhˈəʊv/ - be•hove
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behove - /bɪhˈəʊv/
American English
behoove - /bɪhuˈv/
What does behove mean?
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| behove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" | ||
| behoove | ||
| conform to, fit, meet observe; "conform to the rules" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- behove (v.)
and derivatives. See Behoove, &c.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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behove
Behoove, be-hōōv, v.t. to be fit, right, or necessary for—now only used impersonally with it.—adj. Behove′ful, useful: profitable.—adv. Behove′fully (obs.). [M. E. behóf, dat. behove; A.S. behófian, to be fit, to stand in need of.]
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🔤- behove, verb, present, 1st person singular of behove (infinitive).
- behove, verb (infinitive).
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