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1 befit
formal convenir à, seoir à;∎ as befits a woman of her eminence comme il sied à une femme de son rang;∎ it does not befit a man to… ce n'est pas le fait d'un homme de… -
2 befit
befit [bɪˈfɪt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Ce verbe n'est usité qu'à l'infinitif et à la troisième personne.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ convenir à• he writes beautifully, as befits a poet il écrit magnifiquement comme il sied à un poète* * *[bɪ'fɪt]impersonal verb (p prés etc - tt-) sout convenir à -
3 befit
befit v impers ( p prés etc - tt-) sout convenir à ; as befits sb/sth comme il convient à qn/qch ; it ill befits him to… il lui sied mal de… -
4 become
become [bɪˈkʌm]• to become known [person] commencer à être connu• what has become of him? qu'est-il devenu ?a. ( = suit) aller àb. ( = befit) convenir à* * *[bɪ'kʌm] 1.(prét became; pp become) transitive verb sout [colour, dress] aller bien à [person]; [attitude, modesty] convenir à [person]2.intransitive verb devenir3.to become fat — devenir gros, grossir
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5 become
∎ the noise became louder and louder le bruit est devenu de plus en plus fort ou a continué à augmenter;∎ to become old vieillir;∎ to become fat grossir;∎ to become weak s'affaiblir;∎ it became clear that we were wrong il s'est avéré que nous nous trompions;∎ we became friends nous sommes devenus amis;∎ she's becoming a dreadful nuisance elle est en train de devenir vraiment gênante;∎ to become known commencer à être connu(b) (acquire post of) devenir;∎ to become president devenir président;∎ she's become an accountant elle est devenue comptable(a) (suit → of hat, dress) aller à;∎ that hat really becomes you ce chapeau vous va vraiment bien∎ such behaviour doesn't become him une telle conduite n'est pas digne de lui(only following "what", "whatever") whatever will become of us? qu'allons-nous devenir?;∎ what became of your hat? où est passé ton chapeau?;∎ I wonder what became of that young man je me demande ce qu'est devenu ce jeune homme
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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