What does Befit mean?
Definitions for Befit
bɪˈfɪtbe·fit
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Befit.
Princeton's WordNet
befit, suit, beseemverb
accord or comport with
"This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
Wiktionary
befitverb
To be fit for.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Befitverb
To suit; to be suitable to; to become.
Etymology: from be and fit.
Blind is love, and best befits the dark. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
Out of my sight, thou serpent! —— That name best
Befits thee, with him leagu’d; thyself as false. Parad. Lost.I will bring you where she sits,
Clad in splendour, as befits
Her deity. John Milton.Thou, what befits the new lord mayor,
Art anxiously inquisitive to know. Dryden.
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befit
Befit refers to being appropriate, suitable or proper for someone or something in particular. It often implies that the specific circumstances, characteristics, status, or conditions align well with or merit a certain action, behavior or condition.
Webster Dictionary
Befitverb
to be suitable to; to suit; to become
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Befit
be-fit′, v.t. to fit, or be suitable to: to be proper to, or right for:—pr.p. befit′ting; pa.p. befit′ted.—adj. Befit′ting.—adv. Befit′tingly. [Pfx. be-, and Fit.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Befit in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Befit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Befit in a Sentence
Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart without leaving in its hands a drop of the sweat of their brows or the blood of their hearts.
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- подхождам, отивамBulgarian
- être [[inapproprié]] pour, [[convenir]] àFrench
- freagairScottish Gaelic
- behorenDutch
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