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Befits is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Befits meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of befit

Using Befits

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of befit
  • In the example corpus, befits often appears in combinations such as: as befits, befits its, befits the.

Context around Befits

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

perhaps 1×

Often after:

convention 1×

Sentence patterns with Befits

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as befits a college 1× as befits its name 1× as befits its roots 1× as befits its title 1× as perhaps befits the owner 1× banner as befits its prestige 1× beauty that befits its name 1× debate as befits so important 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as befits its 3× as befits a 1× emotional lashing out 1× for weeks through 1× from plettenberg bay 1× if the two 1×

Common sentence endings:

action heavy murder 1× been warned against 1× befits its name 1× befits the circumstances 1× befits these days 1× defining the discipline 1×

Words around Befits

Just before it in the word index:

befit 6 befire 2 befikre 2 befesa 2 befell 50 befana 3

Just after it in the word index:

befitted 4 befitting 166 befittingly 4 befog 2 befor 3 before 91.029

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Befits

  • In this selection, "befits" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, perhaps and convention stand out and add context to how "befits" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as befits a college and as befits its name. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "befits" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with befits

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

As befits its title, “Assassin Club,” begins with an elaborate action-heavy murder. (13 words)

The show, originally designated a Max Original, was under the HBO banner as befits its prestige bona fides. (18 words)

We know too that, as befits convention, Charlotte will read the black book she has been warned against. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Multimillionaire – or even millionaire – managers do not, as a rule, live or behave like Bielsa but, as perhaps befits the owner of one of the game’s sharpest tactical brains, the Argentinian is much more eccentric Oxbridge don than Harry Redknapp clone. (42 words)

Today Hassan B Jallow is Chief Justice of The Gambia, and another Justice Jallow, QC, has overseen the drafting of a new Constitution for The Gambia – the draft of which has aroused so much debate (as befits so important a document). (41 words)

As befits its roots in the early chemical industry of the region the Tech had pioneered Chemical Engineering as an academic subject in Britain, indeed the lectures by George E. Davis in 1888 were highly influential in defining the discipline. (40 words)

Example sentences (15)

As befits its title, “Assassin Club,” begins with an elaborate action-heavy murder.

Emotional lashing out and blaming others more befits the cast of a reality TV show and not the behavior of a prime minister, coalition Social Democrat MP Raimond Kaljulaid writes.

From Plettenberg Bay, Knysna and Wilderness to George, Mossel Bay and ultimately Cape Town, the importance of the Garden Route cannot be underestimated, never mind its incredible beauty that befits its name.

This Monday, at precisely 11:30 a.m. Stockholm time, the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prizes will start rolling out in marathon fashion, as befits the world’s most coveted award.

The show, originally designated a Max Original, was under the HBO banner as befits its prestige bona fides.

As befits a college freshman, she’s already determined one of the first priorities when she gets back into town, and it involves fast food.

For weeks through jury selection, Weinstein used that walker theatrically, as befits a savvy movie producer playing a kindly man in great pain deserving of much sympathy.

Multimillionaire – or even millionaire – managers do not, as a rule, live or behave like Bielsa but, as perhaps befits the owner of one of the game’s sharpest tactical brains, the Argentinian is much more eccentric Oxbridge don than Harry Redknapp clone.

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Now I’m being deliberately naughty in using that phrase because today — as befits a society of two ‘never-the-twain-shall-meet’ camps — any mention of saving the planet immediately leads to loin girding amongst those battle groups.

Today Hassan B Jallow is Chief Justice of The Gambia, and another Justice Jallow, QC, has overseen the drafting of a new Constitution for The Gambia – the draft of which has aroused so much debate (as befits so important a document).

We know too that, as befits convention, Charlotte will read the black book she has been warned against.

As befits its name, the bass element of the music is particularly pronounced, with the comparatively sparse arrangements of drum and bass tracks allowing room for basslines that are deeper than most other forms of dance music.

As befits its roots in the early chemical industry of the region the Tech had pioneered Chemical Engineering as an academic subject in Britain, indeed the lectures by George E. Davis in 1888 were highly influential in defining the discipline.

If the two Houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment, the President may adjourn both Houses to such a time as befits the circumstances.

Special observances and circumstances Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur sidebar The services for the Days of Awe —Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur—take on a solemn tone as befits these days.

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Common combinations with befits

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "befits" mean?
Befits means: third-person singular simple present indicative of befit
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