behoove

[ bih-hoov ]

/ bɪˈhuv /

(chiefly in impersonal use)

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verb (used with object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.

to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage: It would behoove you to be nicer to those who could help you.

verb (used without object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

Archaic. to be needful, proper, or due: Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar.

Also especially British, be·hove

[bih-hohv] /bɪˈhoʊv/ .

Origin of behoove

First recorded before 900; Middle English behoven, Old English behōfian “to need” (behōf behoof + -ian infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR behoove

2 benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance; suit, befit, beseem.

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Words nearby behoove

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

Example sentences from the Web for behoove

But, considering your generous resolution, it does not behoove me to complain of our fate.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach,
The old man had two favorite words—behoove and emit—but behoove was evidently his choice.
Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb
It does not behoove us, who neither believe in their right to prohibit free assembly, nor to permit it, to appeal to them.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906|Various
Therefore it does not behoove any active man to make gratuitous additions of a peculiar nature to the law of business.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

In all ways, it behooved men to quit simulacra and return to fact; cost what it might, that did behoove to be done.
Heroes and Hero Worship|Thomas Carlyle

单词	behoove
释义	behoove [ bih-hoov ] / bɪˈhuv / (chiefly in impersonal use) SEE SYNONYMS FOR behoove ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing. to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially. to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage: It would behoove you to be nicer to those who could help you. verb (used without object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing. Archaic. to be needful, proper, or due: Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar. Also especially British, be·hove [bih-hohv] /bɪˈhoʊv/ . Origin of behoove First recorded before 900; Middle English behoven, Old English behōfian “to need” (behōf behoof + -ian infinitive suffix) SYNONYMS FOR behoove 2 benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance; suit, befit, beseem. SEE SYNONYMS FOR behoove ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby behoove Behmenist, Behn, behold, beholden, behoof, behoove, behove, Behrens, Behring, Behring's law, Behrman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for behoove But, considering your generous resolution, it does not behoove me to complain of our fate. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia\|L. Mhlbach, The old man had two favorite words—behoove and emit—but behoove was evidently his choice. Europe Revised\|Irvin S. Cobb It does not behoove us, who neither believe in their right to prohibit free assembly, nor to permit it, to appeal to them. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906\|Various Therefore it does not behoove any active man to make gratuitous additions of a peculiar nature to the law of business. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889\|Barkham Burroughs In all ways, it behooved men to quit simulacra and return to fact; cost what it might, that did behoove to be done. Heroes and Hero Worship\|Thomas Carlyle Words related to behoove befit, suit, beseem
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