behove

American  

[bih-hohv] / bɪˈhoʊv /

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly British.

behoved, behoving

1. a variant of behoove.

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behove British  

/ bɪˈhuːv, bɪˈhəʊv /

verb

1. archaic (tr; impersonal) to be necessary or fitting for

   it behoves me to arrest you

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Etymology

Origin of behove

Old English behōfian ; related to Middle Low German behōven

Example Sentences

It does not behove – behoove? – us to stoop to the level of feeding stories.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2019

If privacy really does matter to the US public, it might behove the applicants to promise some kind of action against the rise of Big Brother Inc.

From Forbes • Apr. 15, 2015

It probably doesn't behove a rock critic to admit that his favourite radio show is something presented by Dale Winton on .

From The Guardian • May 5, 2010

I ascertained that they wished me to perform, and it behove me to comply, that I might avoid detection.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Did it not behove him as a man to find his way into the girl's presence and to assist her with his courage?

From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony