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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
behove .
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Examples
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Hooper hated the fact that he worked under a man who used words like 'behoves'.
Dead Famous Elton, Ben 2001
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It behoves each one of you to manifest the attributes of God, and to exemplify by your deeds and words the signs of His righteousness, His power and glory.
Brent Poirier: Celebration of the Birth of the Bab: Dawn of the Age of the Maturity of Humanity Brent Poirier 2010
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And of course, if you are specialising in satire, as we were, it ill behoves you to complain about satirical jokes being made about you.
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First, my love," said Mr Darcy, who had become increasingly uxorious over time, "it behoves us to run through the back story for those who are not up to speed with the original.
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I have always believed that it behoves one to keep abreast of the latest technological developments.
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In these circumstances, it perhaps behoves the police to display far less indignation when it comes to claiming responsibility for regaining order last week than they have.
'We will wear the great shame of these riots for a very long time' 2011
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But because it's such an episodic show, however it's trending creatively, they can always pick their five non-sequential episodes that are the funniest and blow a show with serial plotting out of the water.10.27pm: Hadley –Oh, and it behoves me to inform you all that just before the Modern Family award a Ricky Gervais joke got bleeped out.
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It behoves each one of you to manifest the attributes of God, and to exemplify by your deeds and words the signs of His righteousness, His power and glory.
Brent Poirier: Celebration of the Birth of the Bab: Dawn of the Age of the Maturity of Humanity Brent Poirier 2010
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In these circumstances, it perhaps behoves the police to display far less indignation when it comes to claiming responsibility for regaining order last week than they have.
UK riots: Our wounded nation will not be healed by vengeful gestures | Will Hutton and Henry Porter 2011
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Unfortunately, it behoves me to add that's a sodden pulp from crying, for those of you sniggering down the back.
Premier League stars need to woman down before they man up | Barry Glendenning 2011
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