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befit

bɪˈfɪt
WordNet
  1. (v) befit
    accord or comport with "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Befit
    To be suitable to; to suit; to become. "That name best befits thee."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. befit
    To suit; be suitable to; become.
  2. befit
    To fit; furnish with something fit.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Befit
    be-fit′ to fit, or be suitable to: to be proper to, or right for
  2. (pr.p) Befit
    befit′ting; pa.p. befit′ted
Quotations
Sir William Ramsay
The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.
Sir William Ramsay
Usage in the news

What Befits a Leader in Hard Times. nytimes.com

Jane Fonda , Jillian Michaels Push Online Viewers To 'BeFit'. forbes.com

You should be able to find something befitting your theater plans and decor within Hallmark 's library of six million licensed images. electronichouse.com

It was befitting that Howard and Hampton , two teams who came into Saturday's matchup having combined for one win in 12 games, would have trouble making shots and holding onto the basketball. ktvz.com

Things have never been more divine at the House Befitting Heaven after a $52 million renovation. midweek.com

It oozes with the enthusiasm and ambition befitting a grom at the beach, and rightly so. surfermag.com

As befits a state with some 253 miles of shoreline on Long Island Sound and countless others along and around its rivers and lakes, Connecticut is a good place for islands. connecticutmag.com

Amendment 8 befits hypocrisy of religious right and its political serfs. tcpalm.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior US official says Washington should expand its military ties with Indonesia , befitting a relationship between two robust democracies. 790thezone.com

As befits a band known for their visual element, the records will released as picture discs. 1037theloon.com

Jane Fonda , Jillian Michaels Push Online Viewers To 'BeFit'. forbes.com

But questions are arising over why such an honor befits the man who in 1926 assumed a leadership role in Rhode Island's Roger Williams Klavern No 16, Ku Klux Klan . valleybreeze.com

He thought about it for three years, and befitting the engineer he is, it was the numbers that helped prompt Athens-Clarke County Deputy Manager Bob Snipes to decide to retire, effective next month, after nearly 40 years in government. onlineathens.com

MIDWAY — He showed up wearing golf clothes, but Zach Blair's workmanlike effort Wednesday morning at Solider Hollow was more befitting a hardhat and steel-toed boots. standard.net

Befitting a film about Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven" is dark and grisly and ghoulish. blog.oregonlive.com

Usage in literature

But thou sayest truly, the golden ornament would, indeed, but ill befit thy condition and daily wants. "The Bravo" by J. Fenimore Cooper

I will take such a one as you shall choose, and set up an equipage befitting our condition. "Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9)" by Samuel Richardson

Kippy, as befitted a warrior of parts, was the first to recover. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 5, 1917" by Various

Because I think it befits me, while the play (sport) lasts, to join in it. "A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus With the Encheiridion" by Epictetus

The mighty palm in the centre of Gordon Square had a neat railing round it, as befitted the Palladium of the village. "At Last" by Charles Kingsley

Only Opee-Kwan was brave, as befitted the head man of the village. "Children of the Frost" by Jack London

Sometimes she is richly apparelled, as befits a queen; anon she sports the motley trappings of a mountebank. "A Versailles Christmas-Tide" by Mary Stuart Boyd

For the glory of our age in which heroes are wanting, it befits you to remain that which you are. "Paris under the Commune" by John Leighton

After which she produced a bottle labelled "Port wine" from the cupboard, and, filling four glasses, celebrated the occasion in a befitting but sober fashion. "At Sunwich Port, Complete" by W.W. Jacobs

I shall most readily concur in whatever measures the wisdom of the two Houses may suggest as befitting this deeply melancholy occasion. "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents," by James D. Richardson

Usage in poetry
One lies there in utter weakness-
Shattered, faint-
But his brow wears calm befitting
Martyred saint;
God I ask for two things only,
Heaven when my life is done,
Payment as befits a poet--
For my poem pay a son.
(He'd had, it happily befell,
A decent education,
His views would have befitted well
A far superior station.)
"It ill befits," the youngest said,
A crowned king to lee;
But, or that I taste meat and drink,
Reproved shall he be."
Here organ-swell and church-bell toll
Methinks but discord were;
The prayerful silence of the soul
Is best befitting her.
Come Moralizer to the funeral song!
I pour the dirge of the Departed Days,
For well the funeral song
Befits this solemn hour.