'Behoove' definitions:
Definition of 'behoove'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" [syn: behoove, behove]
Definition of 'Behoove'
From: GCIDE
- Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved; p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh?fian to have need of, fr. beh?f. See Behoof.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. [1913 Webster]
- And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. --Luke xxiv. 46. [1913 Webster] [Also written behove.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Behoove'
From: GCIDE
- Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Behoove'
From: GCIDE
- Behoove \Be*hoove"\, n. Advantage; behoof. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- It shall not be to his behoove. --Gower. [1913 Webster]