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befit

[ bih-fit ]
/ bɪˈfɪt /
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verb (used with object), be·fit·ted, be·fit·ting.

to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion.

Words related to befit

do, behoove, serve, correspond, benefit, suit, go, become, agree, match, beseem

Words nearby befit

beevor's sign, beezer, bef, bef., befall, befit, befitting, beflag, beflowered, befog, befool

Origin of befit

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at be-, fit1
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British Dictionary definitions for befit

befit
/ (bɪˈfɪt) /

verb -fits, -fitting or -fitted

(tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for

Derived forms of befit

befitting, adjectivebefittingly, adverb

Word Origin for befit

C15: from be- + fit 1
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