behove (redirected from behoves)

behove [bɪˈhəʊv] US, behoove [bɪˈhuːv]

vb

(tr; impersonal) Archaic to be necessary or fitting for it behoves me to arrest you

[Old English behōfian; related to Middle Low German behōven]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

behove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" behoove conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

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behove

verb (Archaic) be fitting, benefit, be necessary, be wise, befit, be advisable, be obligatory, be incumbent upon, beseem I think it behoves us, sir, to get out of here with all speed.

Translations

behove [bɪˈhəʊv] behoove (US) [bɪˈhuːv] IMPERS VT (frm) it behoves him to + INFIN → le incumbe + infin

behove [bɪˈhəʊv] (= British) behoove [bɪˈhuːv] (US) vt → incomber
It behoves us to → Il nous incombe de ...

behove, (US) behoove

vt impers (form) → sich geziemen (geh) → (sb to do sth für jdn, etw zu tun)

behove [bɪˈhəʊv] behoove (Am) [bɪˈhuːv] impers vt (old) (frm) to behove sb to do sth → stare a qn (il) fare qc