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behoove

behoove is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

  1. 1transitive verb

    To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.

  2. 2intransitive verb

    To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.

  3. 3noun

    Advantage; behoof.

  4. 4verb

    be appropriate or necessary

    "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"

    Synonyms

    behove

Synonyms

behove

Common word forms

behoovedbehoovesbehoovingbehooveful

Words from these letters

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