befit

  • 1Befit — Be*fit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befitting}.] To be suitable to; to suit; to become. [1913 Webster] That name best befits thee. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Befit — Befit, Kartenspiel, s. Bésigue …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 3befit — index applicable, comport (agree with), pertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4befit — (v.) mid 15c., from BE (Cf. be ) + FIT (Cf. fit) (v.). Related: Befitted; BEFITTING (Cf. befitting) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5befit — ► VERB (befitted, befitting) ▪ be appropriate for. DERIVATIVES befitting adjective …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6befit — [bē fit′, bifit′] vt. befitted, befitting to be suitable or proper for; be suited or becoming to …

    English World dictionary

  • 7befit — UK [bɪˈfɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms befit : present tense I/you/we/they befit he/she/it befits present participle befitting past tense befitted past participle befitted formal to be suitable for someone or something She dressed as… …

    English dictionary

  • 8befit — /bi fit /, v.t., befitted, befitting. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion. [1425 75; late ME; see BE , FIT1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9befit — verb Befit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑status …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 10befit — /bəˈfɪt / (say buh fit), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (befitted, befitting) to be fitting or appropriate for; be suited to: his clothes befit the occasion. {late Middle English, from be + fit1} …

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