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Definition of befit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

befit

verb

NAmE//bɪˈfɪt//

(used only in the third person and in participles)Verb Forms he / she / it befits

past simple befitted

-ing form befitting

something befits somebody (formal) to be suitable and good enough for someone or something It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status. He lived in the style befitting a gentleman.

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