befit
verb (used with object)
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.
were befitting
-
past progressiveof befit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Both were befitting of his status as the best performer on the pitch.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
The little girl was scrupulously clean and neatly dressed, though her garments were befitting a fisherman’s daughter of plain and somewhat coarse materials, except that she wore the unusual addition of shoes and stockings.
From Won from the Waves by John B. Greene
Moreover these birds, on account of their lofty flight, were befitting the perfection of the holocausts: and were suitable for sin-offerings because their song is doleful.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
Indeed their idea seems to have been that, with the King once more in Lisbon, their own liberties would be secure and those of Brazil would be reduced to what were befitting a mere dependency.
From Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors by William R. (William Robert) Shepherd
But Phoenix, fearing that he has used less entreaties than were befitting, sheds tears.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
