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Behoove
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Advantage; behoof. [Obs.] It shall not be to his behoove. Gower.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke xxiv. 46. [Also written behove.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. Chaucer.