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befit
What does befit mean?
befit (verb): accord or comport with.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use befit in a sentence?
- His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce befit?
/bɪˈfɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does befit come from?
From be- + fit.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “befit” mean?
lessen the strength of
Not quite: that's what weaken means.
to live in; to inhabit
Not quite: that's what populate means.
to flow back or recede
Not quite: that's what ebb means.
accord or comport with
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