to behoove
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9.5
- verb
- /bɪˈhuːv/
- Formal
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convenir
- It might behoove us to turn back at this point.
- it behooves educators
- it behooves teachers
- it behooves researchers
But how do I just operate in a way that behooves everyone?
- But how do I just operate in a way that behooves everyone?
- It would behoove these asses to pony up for a lawyer.
- But they want to piggyback onto the arts when it behooves them.
- But really it behooves us all to try and figure out how best to interact with others.
- In other places too, say London, if you want to be in the NBA All Star game of finance, it behooves you to go to one of those places.
- And it would behoove all of us to think more about the business aspect of it.
- So it doesn't behoove Trump to do anything, anything that could be perceived as threatening or bullying at all.
- And I think it behooves us to honor the wisdom of our past and marry it with the best science of our time.
- And that to me, I don't, I don't think that that's behooving us anymore.
- So it would behoove us to then punish those who give away sex too freely.
Examples
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Therefore, it would behoove athletic departments to gauge their suite prices to those of their conference peers.
Academic text (2017) -
"So it would behoove you to take the time to thank your parents.
Fiction book (1994) -
And it would behoove all of us to think more about the business aspect of it.
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Then it would behoove me to retain the services of an attorney.
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It might behoove you... to learn a little respect.
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And if you are passing a someone you think is a difficult client on to someone you know, it behooves you to tell them.
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In times such as these, it behooves us all not merely to study the past, but to look to the future.
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At the rate that tropical ecosystems are deteriorating, however, it would behoove us to begin to think seriously about management.
Academic text (1992) -
Obviously, it would behoove interviewers to study the desired competencies and critical behaviors before interviewing applicants.
Academic text (1997) -
It would behoove you to prepare thoroughly for the job interview to increase your chances of success.
Synonyms
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1.1
Need something because a rule or situation makes it necessary
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
behoove = behove + be (opaque) = be + hoove
Although historically analyzable as be- + hoove/behove, the construction is archaic and not productive in modern English, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
The word behoove comes from old English parts be- and hofian, which meant 'to be of use' or 'to be necessary'. So, if something 'behooves' you, it is your duty or it would be useful and right for you to do it.