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• behooves — be·hoove || bɪ huːv v. be worthwhile for …   English contemporary dictionary

• Squire — A young teen boy who was a personal assistant to a knight. He often carried messages and weapons/armor for the knight. He would help the night in his preparation for battle. A young man in training to become a knight. During the 14th century… …   Medieval glossary

• behoove — /bi hoohv /, v., behooved, behooving. (chiefly in impersonal use) v.t. 1. to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially. 2. to be worthwhile to, as for… …   Universalium

• behoove — verb /bɨˈhuːv/ a) To suit; to befit. It behooves us to be prepared. We will begin a series of atomic bomb drills ... / Becomes necessary, Mr. Hupfer, said Mrs. Baker, as in It behooves us to raise our hands before we ask a question. b) To be… …   Wiktionary

• Herem — For the same Hebrew word, when used to mean a form of excommunication, see Cherem. Herem or cherem (Hebrew: חרם, ḥērem), as used in the Hebrew Bible, means ‘devote’ or ‘destroy’.[1] It is also referred to as the ban. The term has been explained… …   Wikipedia

• behoove —  (British behove). An archaic word, but still sometimes a useful one. Two points need to be made:  1. The word means necessary or contingent, but is sometimes wrongly used for becomes, particularly with the adverb ill, as in It ill behooves any… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• behoove —    (British behove). An archaic word, but still sometimes a useful one. Two points need to be made:    1. The word means necessary or contingent but is sometimes wrongly used for becomes, particularly with the adverb ill, as in It ill behooves… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• behoove — verb 1) it behooves me to go Syn: be incumbent on, be obligatory for, be required of, be expected of, be appropriate for 2) it ill behooves them to comment Syn: befit, become, suit …   Thesaurus of popular words

• be|hoove — «bih HOOV», verb, hooved, hoov|ing. –v.t. 1. to be necessary for: »It behooves you to work hard if you want to keep this job. 2. to be proper for: »It behooves a child to obey his parents. –v.i. to be incumbent, proper, or due. ╂[Old English… …   Useful english dictionary

• Boes — Bo es, 3d sing. pr. of {Behove}. Behoves or behooves. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pedetentous — Ped e*ten tous, a. [L. pes, pedis, foot + tendere to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.] Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.] [1913 Webster] That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English