befit

English

Etymology

be- +‎ fit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈfɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Verb

befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted or befit)

1. to be fit for

   His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.

   • 2021 June 14, Scott Mullen, “Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here.

Synonyms

• behoove

Derived terms

• unbefit

 

Translations

be fit for

• Bulgarian: подхождам (bg) (podhoždam), отивам (на) (bg) (otivam (na))
• Dutch: behoren (nl)
• French: convenir à, être approprié pour
• Galician: acaer
• German: anstehen (de), entsprechen (de), zukommen (de)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gatiman)
• Italian: adattarsi (it)
• Maori: haratau, huatau, pai (mi), arotau
• Middle English: bisemen
• Persian: درخور (fa)
• Russian: подобать (ru) impf (podobatʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: freagair do/ri/air