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1 befit be·fit impers vb
[bɪ'fɪt]frmto befit sb — addirsi a qn, confarsi a qn
it ill befits you to speak in this way — non ti si addice or non ti si confà parlare così
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2 befit
[bɪ'fɪt]it befits sb., sth. to... — si addice a qcn., qcs. (di)
* * *[bɪ'fɪt]it befits sb., sth. to... — si addice a qcn., qcs. (di)
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3 (to) befit
(to) befit /bɪˈfɪt/ (form.)v. t.addirsi, confarsi, convenire: This language does not befit you, questo linguaggio non ti si confàbefittinga.adatto; conveniente; confacente. -
4 (to) befit
(to) befit /bɪˈfɪt/ (form.)v. t.addirsi, confarsi, convenire: This language does not befit you, questo linguaggio non ti si confàbefittinga.adatto; conveniente; confacente. -
5 befitting
См. также в других словарях:
Befit — Be*fit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befitting}.] To be suitable to; to suit; to become. [1913 Webster] That name best befits thee. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Befit — Befit, Kartenspiel, s. Bésigue … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
befit — index applicable, comport (agree with), pertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
befit — (v.) mid 15c., from BE (Cf. be ) + FIT (Cf. fit) (v.). Related: Befitted; BEFITTING (Cf. befitting) … Etymology dictionary
befit — ► VERB (befitted, befitting) ▪ be appropriate for. DERIVATIVES befitting adjective … English terms dictionary
befit — [bē fit′, bifit′] vt. befitted, befitting to be suitable or proper for; be suited or becoming to … English World dictionary
befit — UK [bɪˈfɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms befit : present tense I/you/we/they befit he/she/it befits present participle befitting past tense befitted past participle befitted formal to be suitable for someone or something She dressed as… … English dictionary
befit — /bi fit /, v.t., befitted, befitting. to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion. [1425 75; late ME; see BE , FIT1] * * * … Universalium
befit — verb Befit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑status … Collocations dictionary
befit — /bəˈfɪt / (say buh fit), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (befitted, befitting) to be fitting or appropriate for; be suited to: his clothes befit the occasion. {late Middle English, from be + fit1} …
befit — transitive verb (befitted; befitting) Date: 15th century to be proper or becoming to < clothing that befits the occasion > … New Collegiate Dictionary