Behooved

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of behoove.
  • Word Usage
    "They demolished the Old Dutch Mustard factory to build 80 Met said it "behooved" him to tear down what was one of Wiliamsburg's most charming surviving old industrial buildings."
    Verb Form
    behooved    behooves    behooving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fit    conform to    meet   
    Variant
    behove   
    Form
    behooved    behooving   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    befit    advantage    behoof    benefit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    approve    disapprove    disprove    groove    improve    move    prove    remove    veuve