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behooves
[bih-hoof] 
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behoove
[bih-hoov]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be necessary, proper |
| Synonyms: | be expected, be fitting, be incumbent upon, be needful, be one's obligation, be required, be requisite, be right, befit, beseem, owe it to, suit |
| Main Entry: | ought to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | should |
| Synonyms: | behooves, have to, is becoming, is fitting, is logical, is natural, is necessary, is reasonable, is responsible for, must, requires |
| Main Entry: | befit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fit |
| Synonyms: | agree, become, behoove, benefit, beseem, correspond, do, go, go with, match, serve, suit |
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