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Explore Behove through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like behoove or meet. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Behove in a sentence

Related words

Behove | Behoves | Behoved

Behove meaning

  1. To befit, to suit.
  2. To be necessary for (someone).
  3. To be in the best interest of; to benefit.

Synonyms of Behove

behoove meet fit conform to

Related words

Other words often associated with Behove or its synonyms:

match check gibe correspond agree jibe tally imitate encounter fitting follow comply

Using Behove

  • The main meaning on this page is: To befit, to suit. | To be necessary for (someone). | To be in the best interest of; to benefit.
  • Useful related words include: behoove, meet, fit, conform to.

Context around Behove

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Behove

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

does not behove those who 1× it will behove all our 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence endings:

past ten years 1× religion she said 1×

Words around Behove

Just before it in the word index:

behooves 14 behoove 18 beholds 7 beholding 7 beholders 3 beholder 44

Just after it in the word index:

behoved 2 behoves 17 behr 16 behra 4 behrad 2 behrakis 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Behove

  • In this selection, "behove" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include does not behove those who and it will behove all our. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "behove" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with behove

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

It does not behove those who mix religion with politics when they try to define the Hindu religion,” she said. (20 words)

So, it will behove all our ministers to behave appropriately and to sympathize with the plight of our people who have gone through hell and back in the past ten years. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

So, it will behove all our ministers to behave appropriately and to sympathize with the plight of our people who have gone through hell and back in the past ten years. (31 words)

It does not behove those who mix religion with politics when they try to define the Hindu religion,” she said. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

It does not behove those who mix religion with politics when they try to define the Hindu religion,” she said.

So, it will behove all our ministers to behave appropriately and to sympathize with the plight of our people who have gone through hell and back in the past ten years.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "behove" in a sentence?
An example: "It does not behove those who mix religion with politics when they try to define the Hindu religion,” she said." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "behove" from authentic English texts.
What does "behove" mean?
Behove means: To befit, to suit.
What are synonyms of "behove"?
Common synonyms of "behove" include: behoove, meet, fit, conform to.
How many example sentences with "behove" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "behove", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.