CEFR C2

behove

verb

Meaning

Be appropriate, necessary, or incumbent upon someone as a duty or responsibility.

Examples

It behoves the government to address the rising cost of living.
It would behove you to arrive on time for your interview.

Synonyms: need, require, be incumbent upon, be obligatory

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behove (C2)

verb

Pronunciation: /bɪˈhəʊv/

Definition

Be appropriate, necessary, or incumbent upon someone as a duty or responsibility.

Examples

It behoves the government to address the rising cost of living.
It would behove you to arrive on time for your interview.

How to Use behove

it behoves someone to (idiom): The standard construction used to express that an action is appropriate for someone. — "It behoves the committee to review the evidence carefully."

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