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- DictionaryBefitting/bəˈfidiNG/
adjective
- 1. appropriate to the occasion or purpose; suitable: "the lighting was a befitting accompaniment throughout the show"
to be suitable or right for someone or something: She was buried in the cathedral, as befits someone of her position. Synonym. suit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being suitable or unsuitable. age-barred. answer. appropriately. be made for someone/something idiom. become. behove. dress/look/act the part idiom. extravagantly. face.
verb. be· fit bi-ˈfit. bē- befitted; befitting. Synonyms of befit. transitive verb. : to be proper or becoming to. clothing that befits the occasion. Synonyms. beseem [ archaic] do. fit [ archaic] go. serve. suit. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of befit in a Sentence.
adjective. appropriate to. “behavior befitting a father” synonyms: appropriate. suitable for a particular person, place, condition, etc. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Befitting." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/befitting. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles.
verb (used with object) , be·fit·ted, be·fit·ting. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion. befit. / bɪˈfɪt / verb. tr to be appropriate to or suitable for. Discover More. Derived Forms. beˈfitting, adjective. beˈfittingly, adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of befit 1.
3 days ago · proper or right; suitable. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. befittingly (beˈfittingly) adverb. Word Frequency. befitting in American English. (bɪˈfɪtɪŋ) adjective. suitable; proper; becoming. planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
/bɪˈfɪt/ used only in the third person and in participles (formal) Verb Forms. something befits somebody to be suitable and good enough for somebody/something. It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status. He lived in the style befitting a gentleman. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. 2. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. 3. Conforming to accepted standards:
