"befit" meaning in All languages combined

See befit on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈfɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-befit.wav Forms: befits [present, singular, third-person], befitting [participle, present], befitted [participle, past], befitted [past], befit [participle, past], befit [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From be- + fit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|fit}} be- + fit Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=befit}} befit (third-person singular simple present befits, present participle befitting, simple past and past participle befitted or befit)
  1. to be fit for Synonyms: behoove Derived forms: unbefit Translations (be fit for): подхождам (podhoždam) (Bulgarian), отивам (alt: на) (Bulgarian), behoren (Dutch), convenir à (French), être approprié pour (French), acaer (Galician), anstehen (German), entsprechen (German), zukommen (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gatiman) (Gothic), adattarsi (Italian), haratau (Maori), huatau (Maori), pai (Maori), arotau (Maori), bisemen (Middle English), درخور (Persian), подобать (podobatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), freagair do/ri/air (Scottish Gaelic)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podhoždam",
          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "подхождам"
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        {
          "alt": "на",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "отивам"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "convenir à"
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "acaer"
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "entsprechen"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "zukommen"
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "gatiman",
          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽"
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "adattarsi"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "haratau"
        },
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "pai"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
          "word": "arotau"
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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          "word": "подобать"
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          "sense": "be fit for",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "podhoždam",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "подхождам"
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    {
      "alt": "на",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "отивам"
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      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "behoren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "convenir à"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "être approprié pour"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "acaer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "anstehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "entsprechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "zukommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gatiman",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "adattarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "haratau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "huatau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "pai"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "arotau"
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      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "bisemen"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "درخور"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podobatʹ",
      "sense": "be fit for",
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      "word": "подобать"
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      "sense": "be fit for",
      "word": "freagair do/ri/air"
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