be·hoove (bĭ-ho͞ov′) v. be·hooved , be·hoov·ing , be·hooves
v. tr. To be necessary or proper for: It behooves you at least to try.
v. intr. To be necessary or proper.
be•hoove (bɪˈhuv) v. -hooved, -hoov•ing. (chiefly in impersonal use) v.t. 1. to be necessary or proper for: It behooves us to reconsider.
v.i. 2. to be necessary, proper, or due.
[before 900; Middle English
behoven, Old English
behōfian to need, v. derivative of
behōf behoof ]
behoove Past participle: behoovedGerund: behoovingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I behoove you behoove he/she/it behooves we behoove you behoove they behoove
Preterite I behooved you behooved he/she/it behooved we behooved you behooved they behooved
Present Continuous I am behooving you are behooving he/she/it is behooving we are behooving you are behooving they are behooving
Present Perfect I have behooved you have behooved he/she/it has behooved we have behooved you have behooved they have behooved
Past Continuous I was behooving you were behooving he/she/it was behooving we were behooving you were behooving they were behooving
Past Perfect I had behooved you had behooved he/she/it had behooved we had behooved you had behooved they had behooved
Future I will behoove you will behoove he/she/it will behoove we will behoove you will behoove they will behoove
Future Perfect I will have behooved you will have behooved he/she/it will have behooved we will have behooved you will have behooved they will have behooved
Future Continuous I will be behooving you will be behooving he/she/it will be behooving we will be behooving you will be behooving they will be behooving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been behooving you have been behooving he/she/it has been behooving we have been behooving you have been behooving they have been behooving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been behooving you will have been behooving he/she/it will have been behooving we will have been behooving you will have been behooving they will have been behooving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been behooving you had been behooving he/she/it had been behooving we had been behooving you had been behooving they had been behooving
Conditional I would behoove you would behoove he/she/it would behoove we would behoove you would behoove they would behoove
Past Conditional I would have behooved you would have behooved he/she/it would have behooved we would have behooved you would have behooved they would have behooved
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. behoove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"conform to ,
fit ,
meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
behoove verb To be appropriate or suitable to:
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