Associations to the word «Behove»

Wiktionary

BEHOVE, verb. To suit; to befit.

Dictionary definition

BEHOVE, verb. Be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats