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befit

American

[bih-fit] / bɪˈfɪt /

verb (used with object)

to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.

His clothes befit the occasion.

befit British

/ bɪˈfɪt /

verb

(tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for

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Origin of befit

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

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Befit Lab said Heeseung will remain with the label and is working on a solo album.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Breaking the narrow prayers that may Befit your narrow hearts, away In His broad, loving will.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

Befit, be-fit′, v.t. to fit, or be suitable to: to be proper to, or right for:—pr.p. befit′ting; pa.p. befit′ted.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Turnus," she cries, "if confidence can e'er Befit the brave, I venture and I swear Singly to face yon Trojans in the fray, And stem the Tuscan cavalry.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Revile him not—the Tempter hath A snare for all; And pitying tears, not scorn and wrath, Befit his fall.”

From Expansion and Conflict by Dodd, William E.

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