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- Dictionarybefit/bɪˈfɪt/
verb
- 1. be appropriate for; suit: "the ballet ends nobly, as befits a tragedy"
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to be suitable or right for someone or something: She was buried in the cathedral, as befits someone of her position. Synonym. suit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being suitable or unsuitable. age-barred. appropriately. be made for someone/somethingidiom. become. behove. extravagantly. face. fill/fit the billidiom.
: to be proper or becoming to. clothing that befits the occasion. Synonyms. beseem [archaic] do. fit [archaic] go. serve. suit. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of befit in a Sentence. She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist. spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion.
verb. If something befits a person or thing, it is suitable or appropriate for them. [formal] They offered him a post befitting his seniority and experience. [VERB noun] He writes beautifully, as befits a poet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: be appropriate for, become, suit, be fitting for More Synonyms of befit.
Befit definition: to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit. See examples of BEFIT used in a sentence.
Definition of befit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define befit. befit synonyms, befit pronunciation, befit translation, English dictionary definition of befit. tr.v. be·fit·ted , be·fit·ting , be·fits To be suitable to or appropriate for: formal attire that befits the occasion.
verb. befits, befitted, befitting. To be suitable to or appropriate for. Formal attire that befits the occasion. American Heritage. To be suitable or proper for; be suited or becoming to. Webster's New World. To be fit for. His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station. Wiktionary. Synonyms: beseem. suit. match. fit. correspond. conform.
BEFIT definition: to be suitable or right for someone or something: . Learn more.
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accord or comport with.
