behove

verb

/bɪˈhəʊv/

(British English)

(North American English behoove

/bɪˈhuːv/

)

Word OriginOld English behōfian, from behōf, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch behoef and German Behuf, also to heave.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they behove	/bɪˈhəʊv/ /bɪˈhəʊv/
he / she / it behoves	/bɪˈhəʊvz/ /bɪˈhəʊvz/
past simple behoved	/bɪˈhəʊvd/ /bɪˈhəʊvd/
past participle behoved	/bɪˈhəʊvd/ /bɪˈhəʊvd/
-ing form behoving	/bɪˈhəʊvɪŋ/ /bɪˈhəʊvɪŋ/

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Idioms

it behoves somebody to do something

(formal) it is right or necessary for somebody to do something（对某人来说）理应，应当，有必要
- It behoves us to study these findings carefully.我们理应认真研究这些发现。
- It ill behoves her (= she ought not) to criticize her colleagues.她不该批评她的同事。

BNC: 33418 COCA: 0

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