befitted; befitting
: to be proper or becoming to
clothing that befits the occasion
Examples of befit in a Sentence
She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion
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The activity befit the Louvre’s origins as a fortress built around 1200 to protect the medieval city from the Normans while King Philippe Auguste was on a crusade.
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Film Forum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are presenting this follow-up to Hamaguchi’s extravagantly praised 2021 epic Drive My Car with prestige befitting a filmmaker of international renown.
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Film Forum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are presenting this follow-up to Hamaguchi’s extravagantly praised 2021 epic Drive My Car with prestige befitting a filmmaker of international renown.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befit. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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befit
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be·fit
bi-ˈfit 
befitted; befitting
: to be suitable to or proper for
clothes befitting the occasion
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