befitting
UK/bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ//bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/
befitting is the present participle and gerund of befit.
Meaning of befit
Verb
befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted or befit)
- to be fit for
- His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.
Adjective
befitting (comparative more befitting, superlative most befitting)
- Appropriate, becoming.
- He moved with a befitting grace.
- At a time when the old have never been more vulnerable and, in many cases, lonely, here is a befitting reminder that the frail souls you see sitting in a semi-circle in a day room on the TV news, their eyes distant and their hair like candy floss, do not necessarily feel as you think they look.2020 June 22, Rachel Cooke, “The Summer of Her Life by Thomas von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin – review”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023
Forms of befitting
| comparative | more befitting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most befitting |
Words formed from befitting
Words that rhyme with befitting
Questions about befitting
- What does befitting mean?
- Befitting means appropriate, becoming.
- What is befitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Befitting is the present participle and gerund of befit.
- What part of speech is befitting?
- Befitting is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce befitting?
- Befitting is pronounced /bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near befitting in the dictionary
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