befit
/bɪˈfɪt
/verb (befits, befitting, befitted) [with object]
Be appropriate for; suit: as befits a Quaker, he was a humane man...
- This should ensure us that the trial in question would be carried out in the most appropriate and befitting manner.
- Already he wore the light and baggy silvered suit befitting his rank and his boots were on.
- With a physique that suited and befitted the characters allotted to him, Ranjith had an upper hand in the scenes he was involved in.
Synonyms
in keeping with, as befits, fitting, appropriate to, fit for, suitable for, suited to, apt for, proper to, right for, compatible with, consistent with, in character with
archaic meet for
