befit
verb (used with object)
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.
have been befitting
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present perfect progressiveof befit.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The practice cannot have been befitting in any stage of the evolution of human society.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
And, if I had turned my eyes to it, what excuse would have been befitting for the fault?
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Purgatory by Charles Eliot Norton
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