befit
verb (befit, befits, befitted, befitting) (old use)
Everyday
To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits your rank» means treated as is right for their rank. tree →
In the lessons
in fairy tales, how a person should be treated, dressed or rewarded for their rank
Examples
- Her gown befits a queen. tree →
- Dress as befits a king. tree →
- Such a reward befits a brave hero. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «befit» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «befit» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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