behoove
verbNAmE//bɪˈhuv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they behoove he / she / it behooves past simple behooved -ing form behoovingit is right or necessary for someone to do something It behooves us to study these findings carefully. It ill behooves her to (= she should not) criticize her colleagues.
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