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behoove
(encz) | behoove,slušet v: Zdeněk Brož |
Behoove
(gcide) | Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh?fian to
have need of, fr. beh?f. See Behoof.]
To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with
respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used
impersonally.
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And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. --Luke xxiv.
46.
[1913 Webster] [Also written behove.]
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Behoove
(gcide) | Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. i.
To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as
due. --Chaucer.
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Behoove
(gcide) | Behoove \Be*hoove"\, n.
Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]
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It shall not be to his behoove. --Gower.
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behoove
(wn) | behoove
v 1: be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on
this matter" [syn: behoove, behove] |
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behoove
(encz) | behoove,slušet v: Zdeněk Brož |
behooves
(encz) | behooves,patří se v: Zdeněk Brožbehooves,sluší se Zdeněk Brož |
Behooved
(gcide) | Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh?fian to
have need of, fr. beh?f. See Behoof.]
To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with
respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used
impersonally.
[1913 Webster]
And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. --Luke xxiv.
46.
[1913 Webster] [Also written behove.]
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Behooveful
(gcide) | Behooveful \Be*hoove"ful\, a.
Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] --
Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [Archaic]
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Behoovefully
(gcide) | Behooveful \Be*hoove"ful\, a.
Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] --
Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [Archaic]
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Behoovefulness
(gcide) | Behooveful \Be*hoove"ful\, a.
Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] --
Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [Archaic]
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behoove
(wn) | behoove
v 1: be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on
this matter" [syn: behoove, behove] |
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