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BEHOVE

\bɪhˈə͡ʊv], \bɪhˈə‍ʊv], \b_ɪ_h_ˈəʊ_v]\

Definitions of BEHOVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

and derivatives. See Behoove, &c.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To be necessary, fit, or proper for.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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