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befit

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be·fit  (b-ft)
tr.v. be·fit·ted, be·fit·ting, be·fits
To be suitable to or appropriate for: formal attire that befits the occasion.
befit
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[-fitting, -fitted] to be appropriate to or suitable for
befitting adj
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Verb1.befit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
beseem, suit
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
befit
verb be appropriate for, become, suit, be fitting for, be suitable for, be seemly for, behove U.S.
Translations
Spanish befit [bɪˈfɪt] vt → convenir a, corresponder a
French befit [bɪˈfɪt] vt → seoir à
German befit [bɪˈfɪt] vt → sich gehören für
Italian befit [bɪˈfɪt] vt → addirsi a
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The rubber was conducted with all that gravity of deportment and sedateness of demeanour which befit the pursuit entitled
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To be ignored of any one of the following four or five principles does not befit a warlike prince.
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Now, I bethink me it were ill of us to fight with good victuals standing so nigh, and such a feast as would befit two stout fellows such as we are.
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