Associations to the word «Behoove»

Wiktionary

BEHOOVE, verb. (US) To suit; to befit
BEHOOVE, verb. (US) To be necessary
BEHOOVE, verb. (US) To be in one's best interest; to benefit

Dictionary definition

BEHOOVE, verb. Be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope