behove
verb /bɪˈhəʊv/
/bɪˈhəʊv/
(British English) (North American English behoove
/bɪˈhuːv/
/bɪˈhuːv/
)Word OriginOld English behōfian, from behōf, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch behoef and German Behuf, also to heave.
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they behove | /bɪˈhəʊv/ /bɪˈhəʊv/ |
| he / she / it behoves | /bɪˈhəʊvz/ /bɪˈhəʊvz/ |
| past simple behoved | /bɪˈhəʊvd/ /bɪˈhəʊvd/ |
| past participle behoved | /bɪˈhəʊvd/ /bɪˈhəʊvd/ |
| -ing form behoving | /bɪˈhəʊvɪŋ/ /bɪˈhəʊvɪŋ/ |
Idioms
it behoves somebody to do something
- (formal) it is right or necessary for somebody to do something
- It behoves us to study these findings carefully.
- It ill behoves her (= she ought not) to criticize her colleagues.