Befit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

accord or comport with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtɪmˈɪsiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtɪmˈɪsiəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælz/.

Examples

This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beseem suit

Parts of Speech

verb	accord or comport with “This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fit sein

Übereinstimmung oder Übereinstimmung mit

🇫🇷French

convient

être en accord ou se comporter avec

🇪🇸Spanish

convenir a

estar de acuerdo o comportarse con

🇮🇹Italian

conviene

accordarsi o conformarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

betamen

in overeenstemming zijn of ermee in overeenstemming zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

condizente

concordar ou comportar-se com

🇷🇺Russian

приличествует

согласовывать или соблюдать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुकूल होना

के साथ समझौता या अनुपालन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপযুক্ত

accord or compport with

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமானது

உடன்பாடு அல்லது இணக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగినది

ఏకాభిప్రాయం లేదా ఒప్పందం

🇮🇳Marathi

उपयुक्त

एकमत किंवा सामंजस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકૂળ

સાથે સમજૂતી અથવા સુસંગત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുയോജ്യം

യോജിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒത്തുചേരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ

ਨਾਲ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسب

کے ساتھ موافقت یا موافقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合适

符合或符合

🇯🇵Japanese

ふさわしい

一致する、または一致する

🇰🇷Korean

어울리다

~에 동의하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hợp

đồng ý hoặc ứng xử với

🇹🇭Thai

สมควร

สอดคล้องหรือสอดคล้องกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

serasi

sesuai atau sesuai dengan

🇵🇭Filipino

nararapat

sang-ayon o pagsang-ayon sa

🇲🇾Malay

patut

selaras atau bersesuaian dengan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناسب

توافق أو تتوافق مع

🇮🇷Persian

شایسته

مطابقت یا مطابقت با

🇹🇷Turkish

yakışmak

uyum sağlamak veya uyum sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהֲלוֹם

להסכים או להתאים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'befit'?

The primary meaning of 'befit' is 'accord or comport with'.

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Using 'befit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'befit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'befit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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