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behoove
be·hoove B0165400 (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.
[Middle English behoven, from Old English behōfian; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]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: behooved
Gerund: behooving
| Present |
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| I behoove | | you behoove | | he/she/it behooves | | we behoove | | you behoove | | they behoove |
| Preterite |
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| I behooved | | you behooved | | he/she/it behooved | | we behooved | | you behooved | | they behooved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am behooving | | you are behooving | | he/she/it is behooving | | we are behooving | | you are behooving | | they are behooving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have behooved | | you have behooved | | he/she/it has behooved | | we have behooved | | you have behooved | | they have behooved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was behooving | | you were behooving | | he/she/it was behooving | | we were behooving | | you were behooving | | they were behooving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had behooved | | you had behooved | | he/she/it had behooved | | we had behooved | | you had behooved | | they had behooved |
| Future |
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| I will behoove | | you will behoove | | he/she/it will behoove | | we will behoove | | you will behoove | | they will behoove |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would behoove | | you would behoove | | he/she/it would behoove | | we would behoove | | you would behoove | | they would behoove |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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| Verb | 1. | behoove - be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"behoveconform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
behooveverbTo be appropriate or suitable to:become, befit, suit.Archaic: beseem.behoove
behoove (one) to (do something)To be a beneficial action for one to take. It behooves him to give his boss two weeks' notice so that he maintains a good professional relationship with her. It would behoove you to call your mother before she hears about your pregnancy from someone else.See also: behoovebehoove one to do somethingCliché [for someone] to be obliged to do something. It behooves you to apologize to her for how you insulted her. It behooves me to make up for all the help you have given me.See also: behoove, onebehoove
Synonyms for behooveverb to be appropriate or suitable toSynonymsSynonyms for behooveverb be appropriate or necessarySynonymsRelated Words |