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behoove

/bɪˈhəʊv/

US pronunciation

American sound/bɪˈhəʊv/

bɪˈhəʊv

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

bɪ - ˈhəʊv -> behoove

Myanmar meaning

(v.t) သင့်လျော်သည်။ဝတ္တရားရှိသည်။

Full entry

behove /bÇ'hǝƱv/ (US behoove /bÇ'hu:v/) v

(used with it; not in the continuous and rarely in the past tenses) (dated or fml )
ပြုအပ်သည်။ ပြုထိုက်သည်။
It ill behoves Anne (ie Anne ought not) to speak like that of her benefactor.

More examples

The situation is grave and it behoves us to take it seriously.

Synonyms

be expected, be fitting, be incumbent upon, be necessary, be needful, be one's obligation, be required, be requisite, be right, befit, beseem, owe it to, proper, suit

Cross references

be expected be fitting be incumbent upon be necessary be needful be one's obligation be required be requisite be right befit beseem owe it to proper suit benefactor her ill like speak that

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