befit

American  

[bih-fit] / bɪˈfɪt /

verb (used with object)

befitted, befitting

1. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.

   His clothes befit the occasion.

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befit British  

/ bɪˈfɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for

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Other Word Forms

• befitting adjective
• befittingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of befit

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; be-, fit ¹

Example Sentences

Other parts of the score feature jazz percussion and trumpets befitting 1950s England, where the story takes place.

From Los Angeles Times

Some beards are big enough for a giant, befitting Brancusi’s outsize artistic reputation.

From Los Angeles Times

As befits its affiliation with a great public university, the exhibitions and programs are framed as forums for art’s inherent representation of — and active attention to — important societal facts and issues, both cultural and political.

From Los Angeles Times

Brown tried to buck the Huskies’ sordid history with yet another spellbinding performance befitting his final college game.

From Seattle Times

Hill, as befits a character named Moses, has the heavier burden of a vision to carry out; you can see his body resist the weight and then wonderfully, if only temporarily, lift it.

From New York Times