Befit
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
His clothes befit the occasion.
Contemporary Examples
Arrogance and party political calculations with an eye to the next election do not befit the gravity of the moment.
Greece on the Brink of Financial Abyss as Syriza Party Weighs Default John Psaropoulos May 11, 2012
Historical Examples
When I shall have seen his answers, and the reasons he advances, I shall give order that such measures be taken as may befit.
The Historical Nights’ Entertainment Rafael Sabatini
Here be lilies in the cheeks, and not roses such as befit a bonny bride.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle
She was attired in costly stuffs of deep and warm colours, such as befit the winter and the snow.
The Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson
More fierceness in his eye than befit the man or the occasion.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, May 18th, 1895 Various
Much as she loved him she must remember now that such outward signs of love as these would not befit her.
The Vicar of Bullhampton Anthony Trollope
For, deeply as I think, I cannot see in myself any worth that this height of favour may befit.
The Kadambari of Bana Bana
But there are a hundred pretty appellations that befit a maiden.
Sea-Dogs All! Tom Bevan
Some few drifted far adown the stream, as did befit their weariness.
The Nibelungenlied Unknown
Shall the son of peace (that is, a Christian), he asks, act in battle when it will not befit him even to go to law?
Military Manners and Customs James Anson Farrer
verb -fits, -fitting, -fitted
(transitive) to be appropriate to or suitable for
v.
mid-15c., from be- + fit (v.). Related: Befitted; befitting.
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suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion. Contemporary Examples I’d much prefer to be predicting a strong dollar, one befitting a great nation on the rise. The Dollar’s Scary Decline Jeffrey E. Garten January 29, 2010 Those are serious […]
- Beflag
to cover or deck with flags.
- Be flat on one's back
the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. the whole body, with reference to clothing: the clothes on his […]
- Beflowered
adorned or decorated with flowers. Historical Examples It was already crowded here, and his first impression was of a mass of silk hats and beflowered millinery rather than of pictures. An Engagement of Convenience Louis Zangwill She expected a light silk, and kid gloves, and a beflowered hat. The Girl from Montana Grace Livingston Hill […]
- Befog
to envelop in fog or obscurity; becloud: Low-hanging clouds befogged the city. to render unclear; confuse by irrelevancies or distractions: Petty differences befogged the legislators’ task. Historical Examples The object of writing a book is not to befog the reader’s mind. The Lure of the Pen Flora Klickmann All these mysteries that befog us are […]