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behoove

be·hoove [ bi hv, bə hv ] (past and past participle be·hooved, present participle be·hoov·ing, 3rd person present singular be·hooves)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
be fitting: to be right and proper or appropriate for somebody ( formal )
It ill behooves him to complain.

[ Old English behōfian "to need"]
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