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See Also:

• a variation of behoove.

behove

American  

[bih-hohv] / bɪˈhoʊv /

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly British.

behoves, present (3rd person singular) behoved, past participle, past behoving present participle

1. a variant of behoove.

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behove British  

/ bɪˈhuːv, bɪˈhəʊv /

verb

1. archaic (tr; impersonal) to be necessary or fitting for

   it behoves me to arrest you

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Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has behoved
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have behoved
  perfect
• is behoving
  progressive 3rd person singular
• has been behoving
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• are behoving
  progressive
• behoving
  participle
• am behoving
  progressive 1st person singular
• behoves
  singular 3rd person
• have been behoving
  perfect progressive

Past

• had behoved
  perfect
• was behoving
  progressive singular
• behoved
  participle
• behoved
  simple
• were behoving
  progressive plural
• had been behoving
  perfect progressive

Future

• will behove
  simple
• will have behoved
  perfect
• will be behoving
  progressive
• will have been behoving
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of behove

Old English behōfian ; related to Middle Low German behōven