behoveverb
uk/bɪˈhəʊv/us/bɪˈhoʊv/UK old-fashioned formal US behoove, us/bɪˈhuːv/ukit behoves sb to do sth
it is right for someone to do something:
It ill behoves you to (= you should not) speak so rudely of your parents.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Being suitable or unsuitable
- age-barred
- answer
- be made for sb/sth idiom
- become
- befit
- belong
- bill
- do 1
- find your own level idiom
- fit
- fit in
- fit the bill idiom
- go
- lend
- make
- order
- out of order idiom
- part
- sb's face doesn't fit idiom
- unworthy
See more results »