behoof

[ bih-hoof ]

/ bɪˈhuf /

noun, plural be·hooves [bih-hoovz]. /bɪˈhuvz/.

use; advantage; benefit: The money was spent for his own behoof.

Origin of behoof

before 1000; Middle English behove,Old English behōf profit, need; cognate with Dutch behoef,German Behuf

Words nearby behoof

Behmen, Behmenist, Behn, behold, beholden, behoof, behoove, behove, Behrens, Behring, Behring's law

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Example sentences from the Web for behoof

And this virtue in a Christian man is exercised for the behoof of others, as well as for his own.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this.
The Scarlet Letter|Nathaniel Hawthorne
All this, methinks, is for the behoof of clerks and ministers.
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare|Walter Savage Landor
Thus ‘liberavi animam meam’ for your behoof, as I am rightly bound to do in return for your Goodwill to me.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes|Edward FitzGerald

Leaving only a few light people to keep up the watch-fires and sentry-cries, for behoof of Daun!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for behoof

behoof

/ (bɪˈhuːf) /

noun plural -hooves

rare advantage or profit

Word Origin for behoof

Old English behōf; related to Middle High German behuof something useful; see behove

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单词	behoof
释义	behoof [ bih-hoof ] / bɪˈhuf / noun, plural be·hooves [bih-hoovz]. /bɪˈhuvz/. use; advantage; benefit: The money was spent for his own behoof. Origin of behoof before 1000; Middle English behove,Old English behōf profit, need; cognate with Dutch behoef,German Behuf Words nearby behoof Behmen, Behmenist, Behn, behold, beholden, behoof, behoove, behove, Behrens, Behring, Behring's law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for behoof And this virtue in a Christian man is exercised for the behoof of others, as well as for his own. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians\|G. G. Findlay If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this. The Scarlet Letter\|Nathaniel Hawthorne All this, methinks, is for the behoof of clerks and ministers. Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare\|Walter Savage Landor Thus ‘liberavi animam meam’ for your behoof, as I am rightly bound to do in return for your Goodwill to me. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes\|Edward FitzGerald Leaving only a few light people to keep up the watch-fires and sentry-cries, for behoof of Daun! History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for behoof behoof / (bɪˈhuːf) / noun plural -hooves rare advantage or profit Word Origin for behoof Old English behōf; related to Middle High German behuof something useful; see behove Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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