behoove

[ bih-hoov ]

/ bɪˈhuv /

(chiefly in impersonal use)

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verb (used with object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.

to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage: It would behoove you to be nicer to those who could help you.

verb (used without object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

Archaic. to be needful, proper, or due: Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar.

SYNONYMS FOR behoove

2 benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance; suit, befit, beseem.

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Also especially British, be·hove

[bih-hohv] /bɪˈhoʊv/ .

Origin of behoove

First recorded before 900; Middle English behoven, Old English behōfian “to need” (behōf behoof + -ian infinitive suffix)

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The war no one remembersIn recounting this inauspicious chapter in our history it might behoove us to acknowledge that few Americans care about this strange little war.
In 1814, British forces burned the U.S. Capitol|Joel Achenbach|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
So, it would probably behoove all of us to know a little bit more about how this ecosystem functions, whether it’s as effective as Google says it is or as ineffective as researchers like Steve Tadelis told us earlier, about his research at eBay.
Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital) (Ep. 441)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 26, 2020|Freakonomics
One reporter asked her a fairly dumb question to which she responded politely, in essence telling him it would behoove him to do his research before he asked questions in the future so he would sound smarter.
A hero passes; may RBG rest in peace|Peter Rosenstein|September 24, 2020|Washington Blade
When old Katasha exerted herself it behooved all the daughters of her tribe to be in attendance.
The Sun Maid|Evelyn Raymond

This woman was evidently quizzing him, so it behooved him to repay her in kind.
The Panchronicon|Harold Steele Mackaye
Fortunately, it was not one which it behooved him to decide.
Hand and Ring|Anna Katharine Green
Roy had incurred the enmity of some dangerous characters, and it behooved him to be on the lookout.
The Boy from the Ranch|Frank V. Webster
The evening had now advanced, and it behooved me to procure accommodation at some of the inns.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown

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verb (used without object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

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verb (used without object), be·hooved, be·hoov·ing.

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