befit

American  

[bih-fit] / bɪˈfɪt /

verb (used with object)

befits, present (3rd person singular) befitted, past participle, past befitting present participle

1. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.

   His clothes befit the occasion.

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befit British  

/ bɪˈfɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• befitting
  adjective
• befittingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Participles

• befitting
  present
• befitted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• befit
  simple
• befits
  simple
• have befitted
  perfect
• has befitted
  perfect
• am befitting
  progressive
• are befitting
  progressive
• is befitting
  progressive
• have been befitting
  perfect progressive
• has been befitting
  perfect progressive

Past

• befitted
  simple
• had befitted
  perfect
• was befitting
  progressive
• were befitting
  progressive
• had been befitting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will befit
  simple
• will have befitted
  perfect
• will be befitting
  progressive
• will have been befitting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of befit

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