Behoves vs Behoved - What's the difference?
behoves | behoved |
(behove)
To suit; to befit.
* 1803 , , Letter to Benjamin Rush April 21.
* 1936 , , More Poems ,
* 2001 January 16, , in the House of Commons Hansard Debates for 16 Jan 2001 (pt 23),
* 2003 November 3, , “Resistance is the first step towards Iraqi independence”,
As verbs the difference between behoves and behoved
is that behoves is while behoved is (behove).behoves
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Verb
(head)behove
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Alternative forms
*Verb
(behov)- It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others; or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
II., lines 11-12:
- No fire-faced prophet brought me word
- Which way behoved me go.
- It behoves the Government to take note of that.
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- Nor does it behove western commentators whose countries are occupying Iraq to lay down conditions for those opposing it.