befit

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ fit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈfɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Verb

befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted or befit)

1. to be fit for

   His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.

   • 2021 June 14, Scott Mullen, “Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here.

Synonyms

• behoove

Derived terms

• unbefit

Translations

be fit for

Bulgarian: подхождам (bg) (podhoždam), отивам (на) (bg) (otivam (na)) Dutch: behoren (nl) French: convenir à, être approprié pour Galician: acaer German: anstehen (de), entsprechen (de), zukommen (de) Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gatiman) Italian: adattarsi (it) Maori: haratau, huatau, pai (mi), arotau Middle English: bisemen Persian: درخور (fa) Russian: подобать (ru) impf (podobatʹ) Scottish Gaelic: freagair do/ri/air