- it behoves someone to do something
- formal it is a duty, responsibility, or appropriate response for someone to do something.→ behove
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
it behoves someone to do something
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it behoves someone to do something — very formal phrase used for saying that someone should do something because it is the right thing to do The situation is grave and it behoves us to take it seriously. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
it behoves someone to do something — very formal used for saying that someone should do something because it is the right thing to do The situation is grave and it behoves us to take it seriously … English dictionary
behove — UK [bɪˈhəʊv] / US [bɪˈhoʊv] verb Word forms behove : present tense I/you/we/they behove he/she/it behoves present participle behoving past tense behoved past participle behoved it behoves someone to do something … English dictionary
behove — [bɪ həʊv] (US behoove hu:v) verb (it behoves someone to do something) formal it is a duty, responsibility, or appropriate response for someone to do something. Origin OE behōfian, from behōf (see behoof) … English new terms dictionary
behove — be|hove [bıˈhəuv US bıˈhouv] v BrE be|hoove [bıˈhu:v] AmE it behoves sb to do sth formal used to say that someone should do something because it is right or necessary, or it will help them … Dictionary of contemporary English
