behoof
Americannoun
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behooves
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of behoof
before 1000; Middle English behove, Old English behōf profit, need; cognate with Dutch behoef, German Behuf
Example Sentences
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She could almost believe that he had been specially made and destined for her behoof.
From Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
If the injunction to "put his shoulder to the wheel" had been given for my behoof, the promise was but indifferently kept, for I did not see Mr. Carmel again for a fortnight.
From Willing to Die by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
More, for she succeeded in emitting such a jocund and appropriate peal of laughter as disconcerted the mob and wrung for behoof of the stranger a gratified inclination from my lord.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
She would make herself so agreeable bringing forth the entire armoury of her blandishments for his behoof, that memory of O'Tei would speedily be relegated to the limbo prepared for the ghosts of marplots.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
There were no nice things laid out for his behoof.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
And with technology growing as rapidly as it is, it behooves the company’s bottom line to avoid damning and disparaging devices outright.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
So it behooves investors to sell some shares of companies in the ETF.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“It behooves investors to at least offer a little skepticism when there is such a broad consensus that everything will go well,” said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Opportunities such as this come along rarely, and it behooves retirees and near-retirees to seriously consider it for a portion of their retirement assets.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
In all such Buffets it behooves us to use Patience with the Offenders, that they might be brought back to the Path of Right.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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