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    [bəˈfit, bēˈfēt]
    verb
    befit (verb) · befits (third person present) · befitted (past tense) · befitted (past participle) · befitting (present participle)
    1. be appropriate for; suit:
      "the ballet ends nobly, as befits a tragedy" · "he tries to maintain a semblance of dignity befitting an authority figure"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from be- + fit.
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    verb
    1. be appropriate for; suit:
      in keeping with
      fitting
      as befits
      appropriate to
      fit for
      suitable for
      suited to
      apt for
      proper to
      right for
      compatible with
      consistent with
      in character with
      meet for
      Opposite:
      out of keeping with
     
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  1. to be suitable or right for someone or something: She was buried in the cathedral, as befits someone of her position.

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be‧fit /bɪˈfɪt/ verb (befitted, befitting) [transitive] formal to be proper or suitable for someone or something As befits a castle of such national importance, there are many stories connected with its history. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus befit • It should have been cold and raining as befitted a funeral.

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