behove

[ bih-hohv ]

/ bɪˈhoʊv /

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verb (used with or without object), be·hoved, be·hov·ing.Chiefly British.

a variant of behoove.

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How to use behove in a sentence

The payment actually of the vow, or that of the compensation, was commanded; and either the one or the other behoved to be made.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
But it seemed clear that it was connected with the Monmouth Cause, and it behoved Mr. Wilding to discover what he could.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
Grazing his head against a jutting piece of rock reminded him that the passage was growing very small, and it behoved him to stop.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
To be sure, I might have pleaded my fatigue, which was excuse enough; but I thought it behoved that I 246 should bear a testimony.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

I knew they could never be replaced, so it behoved me jealously to guard such precious possessions.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

British Dictionary definitions for behove

behove

US behoove (bɪˈhuːv)

/ (bɪˈhəʊv) /

verb

(tr; impersonal) archaic to be necessary or fitting forit behoves me to arrest you

Word Origin for behove

Old English behōfian; related to Middle Low German behōven

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