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单词 befit
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Definition of befit in English:

befit

verbbefitted, befits, befitting bɪˈfɪtbəˈfɪt
[with object]
  • Be appropriate for; suit.

    对…适当;适合于

    as befits a Quaker, he was a humane man

    他为人仁慈,这正适合他基督教公谊会会员的身份。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I think it is better for me to make the points I want to make in a manner befitting the delicacy of this situation.
    • However, 20 years after his death his remains were moved to a location more befitting the great Bard himself.
    • With a physique that suited and befitted the characters allotted to him, Ranjith had an upper hand in the scenes he was involved in.
    • But, befitting its subject matter, the sparkle is definitely there.
    • Despite the raging fury of the Ring upon his finger, he had roused himself in one final mighty effort to meet his end as befit a great warrior and wise councilor.
    • He leads a lifestyle befitting a man of money, erring on excess.
    • It was insulting and again, not befitting someone in my position.
    • Already he wore the light and baggy silvered suit befitting his rank and his boots were on.
    • I have been reminded that I tend to overreact in any manner that befits the occasion.
    • Why was someone so blessed with perfection of body and mind unable to find suitable aid, which befitted someone of her lofty station?
    • Yes, in other words I have a lot of time to play around on the computer today and I guess its befitting the birthday bashment.
    • It was perhaps used to convey the senior noblewomen in a manner befitting their status as the entourage made its way into Windsor.
    • All of this is, of course, behaviour befitting a right-thinking, well-ordered society.
    • The issue presents the spirit and persona of our beloved Gurudeva in a most befitting manner.
    • It was an act of public courage befitting the man they loved.
    • Both come in for criticism more befitting a beheading than a scholarly disagreement.
    • It implies an intent to participate in a profession in a manner befitting that vocation.
    • This should ensure us that the trial in question would be carried out in the most appropriate and befitting manner.
    • The administration has responded in a manner more befitting politicians than academics.
    • She stood, waiting for the officer to greet her in the manner befitting a princess.
    Synonyms
    in keeping with, as befits, fitting, appropriate to, fit for, suitable for, suited to, apt for, proper to, right for, compatible with, consistent with, in character with
    archaic meet for

Rhymes

acquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, sprit, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit

Definition of befit in US English:

befit

verbbəˈfɪtbəˈfit
[with object]
  • Be appropriate for; suit.

    对…适当;适合于

    the ballet ends nobly, as befits a tragedy
    I answered in a befitting manner
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The issue presents the spirit and persona of our beloved Gurudeva in a most befitting manner.
    • It was an act of public courage befitting the man they loved.
    • He leads a lifestyle befitting a man of money, erring on excess.
    • All of this is, of course, behaviour befitting a right-thinking, well-ordered society.
    • However, 20 years after his death his remains were moved to a location more befitting the great Bard himself.
    • Why was someone so blessed with perfection of body and mind unable to find suitable aid, which befitted someone of her lofty station?
    • I think it is better for me to make the points I want to make in a manner befitting the delicacy of this situation.
    • This should ensure us that the trial in question would be carried out in the most appropriate and befitting manner.
    • Both come in for criticism more befitting a beheading than a scholarly disagreement.
    • It was insulting and again, not befitting someone in my position.
    • With a physique that suited and befitted the characters allotted to him, Ranjith had an upper hand in the scenes he was involved in.
    • It was perhaps used to convey the senior noblewomen in a manner befitting their status as the entourage made its way into Windsor.
    • She stood, waiting for the officer to greet her in the manner befitting a princess.
    • But, befitting its subject matter, the sparkle is definitely there.
    • Yes, in other words I have a lot of time to play around on the computer today and I guess its befitting the birthday bashment.
    • Already he wore the light and baggy silvered suit befitting his rank and his boots were on.
    • Despite the raging fury of the Ring upon his finger, he had roused himself in one final mighty effort to meet his end as befit a great warrior and wise councilor.
    • The administration has responded in a manner more befitting politicians than academics.
    • It implies an intent to participate in a profession in a manner befitting that vocation.
    • I have been reminded that I tend to overreact in any manner that befits the occasion.
    Synonyms
    in keeping with, as befits, fitting, appropriate to, fit for, suitable for, suited to, apt for, proper to, right for, compatible with, consistent with, in character with
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