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behove

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Verb (transitive)

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be=hove

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb behove has 1 sense

behove(v = verb.stative) behoove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"

is one way to conform to, fit, meet

Sample sentence:
It ----s that CLAUSE

CIDE DICTIONARY

behove, v.

and derivatives. See Behoove, &c. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

behove, v.tr. (US behoove) formal (prec. by it as subject; foll. by to + infin.) 1 be incumbent on.
2 (usu. with neg.) befit (ill behoves him to protest).

Etymology

OE behofian f. behof: see BEHOOF

For further exploring for "behove" in Webster Dictionary Online

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