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befits

befits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befit.

Meaning of befit

Verb

befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted or befit)

  1. to be fit for
    • His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.
    Synonyms:
    behoove, behove, pertain

Questions about befits

What is befits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Befits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befit.

Words near befits in the dictionary

  1. befingers
  2. befinned
  3. befiperide
  4. befiradol
  5. befit
  6. befits
  7. befitted
  8. befittest
  9. befitteth
  10. befitting
  11. befittingly

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