Behove vs Belove - What's the difference?
behove | belove |
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”,
(obsolete) To please.
(obsolete) To be pleased with; like.
(obsolete) To love.
As verbs the difference between behove and belove
is that behove is to suit; to befit while belove is or belove can be (obsolete) to please.behove
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*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.