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behove Definition and Meaning in English (behove definition)

verb
Synonyms:be incumbent onbe fittingbe appropriate
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Behove definition: To be a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; to be appropriate or suitable.

Definitions of Behove

  1. 1verb(formal)

    To be a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; to be appropriate or suitable.

Example Sentences

formal

“It behoves us to remember the lessons of history.”

formal

“It behoves a leader to act with integrity and fairness.”

Synonyms

be incumbent onbe fittingbe appropriatebe proper

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularbehoves
past tensebehoved
present participlebehoving

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Behove definition: To be a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; to be appropriate or suitable.
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'Behove' translates to 'behove' in English. Behove definition: To be a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; to be appropriate or suitable.
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