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BEHOOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does behoove mean?
• BEHOOVE (verb)
The verb BEHOOVE has 1 sense:
1. be appropriate or necessary
Familiarity information: BEHOOVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it behooves Past simple: behooved
Past participle: behooved
-ing form: behooving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be appropriate or necessary
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
behoove; behove
Context example:
It behooves us to reflect on this matter
Hypernyms (to "behoove" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
It ----s that CLAUSE
Context examples
This behooves you to ask for a raise if you feel you are due for one, for this will be the best new moon of the year to improve your income.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This behooves you to make all your most important actions in January.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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