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befitteth

befitteth 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

Origin of befitteth

From befit + -eth.

Questions about befitteth

What is befitteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Befitteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befit.

Words near befitteth in the dictionary

  1. befiradol
  2. befit
  3. befits
  4. befitted
  5. befittest
  6. befitteth
  7. befitting
  8. befittingly
  9. befittingness
  10. beflag
  11. beflagged

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Adapted from Wiktionary: befitteth (page history and authors); befit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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