Behoove
21behoove — be·hoove …
22behoove — be•hoove [[t]bɪˈhuv[/t]] v. hooved, hoov•ing. (chiefly in impersonal use) 1) to be necessary or proper for: It behooves us to reconsider[/ex] 2) to be necessary, proper, or due • Etymology: bef. 900; ME behoven, OE behōfian to need, v. der. of… …
23Behooved — 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,… …
24Behooving — 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,… …
25behove — 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,… …
26stand in hand — Behoove, interest, concern, be important for, be advantageous for, be for one s interest, be serviceable to …
27become — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. befit, accord with, behoove; turn into, change[in]to. See duty, agreement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To come to be] Syn. develop into, change into, resolve into, turn into, pass into, grow into,… …
28American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… …
29befit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. suit, harmonize with, fit; become, behoove. See agreement, duty.Ant., be unsuitable. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To be appropriate or suitable to: become, behoove, suit. Archaic: beseem. See… …
30Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …
