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Definition of befit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

befit

 verb
verb
NAmE//bɪˈfɪt//
 
(used only in the third person and in participles)Verb Forms he / she / it befits
 
past simple befitted
 
-ing form befitting
 
 
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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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