| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Present participle | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb behoove.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (behoove) | 1. Be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter".[Wordnet]. 2. To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.[Websters]. 3. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.[Websters]. 4. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: behooving, behooved, behooves, behoover, behoovers, behoovingly and behoovedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BEHOOVING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: behoove
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] behoof'. To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience. And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke 24. It may perhaps be used intransitively; as, let him behave as it behooveth; but I believe such use is rare.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To suit; to befit. (references) | ||
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