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be·fit

 (bĭ-fĭt′)
tr.v. be·fit·ted, be·fit·ting, be·fits
To be suitable to or appropriate for: formal attire that befits the occasion.
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befit

(bɪˈfɪt)
vb, -fits, -fitting or -fitted
(tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for
[C15: from be- + fit1]
beˈfitting adj
beˈfittingly adv
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be•fit

(bɪˈfɪt)

v.t. -fit•ted, -fit•ting.
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.
[1425–75]
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befit


Past participle: befitted
Gerund: befitting

Imperative
befit
befit
Present
I befit
you befit
he/she/it befits
we befit
you befit
they befit
Preterite
I befitted
you befitted
he/she/it befitted
we befitted
you befitted
they befitted
Present Continuous
I am befitting
you are befitting
he/she/it is befitting
we are befitting
you are befitting
they are befitting
Present Perfect
I have befitted
you have befitted
he/she/it has befitted
we have befitted
you have befitted
they have befitted
Past Continuous
I was befitting
you were befitting
he/she/it was befitting
we were befitting
you were befitting
they were befitting
Past Perfect
I had befitted
you had befitted
he/she/it had befitted
we had befitted
you had befitted
they had befitted
Future
I will befit
you will befit
he/she/it will befit
we will befit
you will befit
they will befit
Future Perfect
I will have befitted
you will have befitted
he/she/it will have befitted
we will have befitted
you will have befitted
they will have befitted
Future Continuous
I will be befitting
you will be befitting
he/she/it will be befitting
we will be befitting
you will be befitting
they will be befitting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been befitting
you have been befitting
he/she/it has been befitting
we have been befitting
you have been befitting
they have been befitting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been befitting
you will have been befitting
he/she/it will have been befitting
we will have been befitting
you will have been befitting
they will have been befitting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been befitting
you had been befitting
he/she/it had been befitting
we had been befitting
you had been befitting
they had been befitting
Conditional
I would befit
you would befit
he/she/it would befit
we would befit
you would befit
they would befit
Past Conditional
I would have befitted
you would have befitted
he/she/it would have befitted
we would have befitted
you would have befitted
they would have befitted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.befit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
beseem, suit
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

befit

verb be appropriate for, become, suit, be fitting for, be suitable for, be seemly for, behove (U.S.) He writes beautifully, as befits a poet.
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befit

verb
1. To be appropriate or suitable to:
become, behoove, suit.
Archaic: beseem.
2. To be in keeping with:
become, conform, correspond, fit, go with, match, suit.
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Translations

befit

[bɪˈfɪt] VT (frm) → corresponder a
he writes beautifully, as befits a poet → escribe con gran belleza, como corresponde a un poeta
it ill befits him to speak thus → no es la persona más indicada para decir eso
they offered him a post befitting his experience → le ofrecieron un puesto acorde a su experiencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

befit

[bɪˈfɪt] vt → seoir à
as befits → comme il sied à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

befit

vt (form) sb → anstehen (+dat) (geh), → sich ziemen für (geh); occasion → angemessen sein (+dat), → entsprechen (+dat); it ill befits him to speak thus → es steht ihm schlecht an or ziemt sich nicht für ihn, so zu reden (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

befit

[bɪˈfɪt] impers vb (frm) to befit sb → addirsi a qn, confarsi a qn
it ill befits you to speak in this way → non ti si addice or non ti si confa parlare così
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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