Behoved

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of behove.
  • Word Usage
    "Plainly this fellow Brown was a raving loose screw, and I knew Crixus was no better, but it behoved me to respond as Comber would have responded, and then take my leave for the British ministry."
    Verb Form
    behoved    behoves    behoving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fit    conform to    meet   
    Variant
    behoove   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    benefit