Definitions for behoove
bɪˈhuvbe·hoove

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behoove, behoveverb

   be appropriate or necessary

   "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. behooveverb

   To suit; to befit

2. behooveverb

   To be necessary

3. behooveverb

   To be in one's best interest; to benefit

4. Etymology: behoven, from behōfian "to need", from behof+ian. Cognate with Swedish: behöva.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To BEHOOVEverb

   To be fit; to be meet; either with respect to duty, necessity, or convenience. It is used only impersonally with it.

   Etymology: behofaw, Saxon; it is a duty.

   For better examination of their quality, it behooveth the very foundation and root, the highest wellspring and fountain of them, to be discovered. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 1.

   He did so prudently temper his passions, as that none of them made him wanting in the offices of life, which it behooved, or became him to perform. Francis Atterbury.

   But should you lure the monarch of the brook,
   Behooves you then to ply your finest art. James Thomson, Spring.

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1. behoove

   To behoove means to be necessary, appropriate, or suitable for someone for a specific situation, task or purpose. It often implies an action that is required out of duty, moral responsibility or obligation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Behooveverb

   to be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally

2. Behooveverb

   to be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due

3. Behoovenoun

   advantage; behoof

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of behoove in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of behoove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of behoove in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   Less than one year is too early for any investment strategy. But I do think it would behoove them to clarify their investment process absent Bill Gross.

2. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   It is too early to make a judgment on Pimco, less than one year is too early for any investment strategy. But I do think it would behoove them to clarify their investment process absent Bill Gross.

3. Bobby Leddy:

   It would behoove the Legislature to read the Michigan Constitution, which clearly outlines a process to ensure that there is always an acting governor available to continue the functions of the state in case of an emergency, if the Legislature wants to waste their time playing games, that’s their own decision, but Gov. Whitmer is going to remain focused on ending this pandemic and putting Michigan back to work.

4. Aisha Hinds:

   We live in a country that's built on the foundation of slavery, to really be informed about what's happening contextually right now, it would behoove you to engage [in] this foundational narrative.

5. Nicole Saphier:

   It would behoove Dr. Fauci and others to admit that, and then they can move forward, saying, 'In the future, we will have more oversight to ensure these things are not happening.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=behoove
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Behoove
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=behoove
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behoove