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be·fit
(bĭ-fĭt′)tr.v. be·fit·ted, be·fit·ting, be·fits
To be suitable to or appropriate for: formal attire that befits the occasion.
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befit
(bɪˈfɪt)vb, -fits, -fitting or -fitted
(tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for
[C15: from be- + fit1]
beˈfitting adj
beˈfittingly adv
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be•fit
(bɪˈfɪt)v.t. -fit•ted, -fit•ting.
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit.
[1425–75]
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befit
Past participle: befitted
Gerund: befitting
| Imperative |
|---|
| befit |
| befit |
| Present |
|---|
| I befit |
| you befit |
| he/she/it befits |
| we befit |
| you befit |
| they befit |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I befitted |
| you befitted |
| he/she/it befitted |
| we befitted |
| you befitted |
| they befitted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am befitting |
| you are befitting |
| he/she/it is befitting |
| we are befitting |
| you are befitting |
| they are befitting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have befitted |
| you have befitted |
| he/she/it has befitted |
| we have befitted |
| you have befitted |
| they have befitted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was befitting |
| you were befitting |
| he/she/it was befitting |
| we were befitting |
| you were befitting |
| they were befitting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had befitted |
| you had befitted |
| he/she/it had befitted |
| we had befitted |
| you had befitted |
| they had befitted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will befit |
| you will befit |
| he/she/it will befit |
| we will befit |
| you will befit |
| they will befit |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have befitted |
| you will have befitted |
| he/she/it will have befitted |
| we will have befitted |
| you will have befitted |
| they will have befitted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be befitting |
| you will be befitting |
| he/she/it will be befitting |
| we will be befitting |
| you will be befitting |
| they will be befitting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been befitting |
| you have been befitting |
| he/she/it has been befitting |
| we have been befitting |
| you have been befitting |
| they have been befitting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been befitting |
| you will have been befitting |
| he/she/it will have been befitting |
| we will have been befitting |
| you will have been befitting |
| they will have been befitting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been befitting |
| you had been befitting |
| he/she/it had been befitting |
| we had been befitting |
| you had been befitting |
| they had been befitting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would befit |
| you would befit |
| he/she/it would befit |
| we would befit |
| you would befit |
| they would befit |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have befitted |
| you would have befitted |
| he/she/it would have befitted |
| we would have befitted |
| you would have befitted |
| they would have befitted |
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Verb 1. befit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
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befit
verb be appropriate for, become, suit, be fitting for, be suitable for, be seemly for, behove (U.S.) He writes beautifully, as befits a poet.
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befit
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Translations
befit
[bɪˈfɪt] VT (frm) → corresponder ahe writes beautifully, as befits a poet → escribe con gran belleza, como corresponde a un poeta
it ill befits him to speak thus → no es la persona más indicada para decir eso
they offered him a post befitting his experience → le ofrecieron un puesto acorde a su experiencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
befit
vt (form) sb → anstehen (+dat) (geh), → sich ziemen für (geh); occasion → angemessen sein (+dat), → entsprechen (+dat); it ill befits him to speak thus → es steht ihm schlecht an or ziemt sich nicht für ihn, so zu reden (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
befit
[bɪˈfɪt] impers vb (frm) to befit sb → addirsi a qn, confarsi a qnit ill befits you to speak in this way → non ti si addice or non ti si confa parlare così
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995