Definitions

behoove

[bih-hoov] / bɪˈhuv /

VERB

be necessary, proper

Synonyms

STRONG

befit beseem suit

WEAK

be expected be fitting be incumbent upon be needful be one's obligation be required be requisite be right owe it to

Example Sentences

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Behove, Behoove, be-hōōv, v.t. to be fit, right, or necessary for—now only used impersonally with it.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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