How do you use Befitted in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Befitted meaning
simple past and past participle of befit
Using Befitted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of befit
- In the example corpus, befitted often appears in combinations such as: as befitted.
Context around Befitted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Befitted
- In this selection, "befitted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include 178 as befitted a senior and façade that befitted their new. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "befitted" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with befitted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After Bute’s fall, however, he re-focused, as befitted a ‘Patriot King’, on British antiquity and works connected to its growing empire. (23 words)
In the 1920s the partnership flourished, acquiring several potential competitors, notably Chivers which occupied large premises at 7-9 High Street, as befitted a business advertised as 'The Leading Drapery House' in Abingdon. (33 words)
In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010. (43 words)
In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010. (43 words)
Merchants that had gained a fortune ordered a new house built along one of the many new canals that were dug out in and around many cities (for defence and transport purposes), a house with an ornamented façade that befitted their new status. (43 words)
In the 1920s the partnership flourished, acquiring several potential competitors, notably Chivers which occupied large premises at 7-9 High Street, as befitted a business advertised as 'The Leading Drapery House' in Abingdon. (33 words)
Example sentences (4)
After Bute’s fall, however, he re-focused, as befitted a ‘Patriot King’, on British antiquity and works connected to its growing empire.
In the 1920s the partnership flourished, acquiring several potential competitors, notably Chivers which occupied large premises at 7-9 High Street, as befitted a business advertised as 'The Leading Drapery House' in Abingdon.
In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010.
Merchants that had gained a fortune ordered a new house built along one of the many new canals that were dug out in and around many cities (for defence and transport purposes), a house with an ornamented façade that befitted their new status.
Common combinations with befitted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as befitted 3×