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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Carolyn Dewar, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
By comparison, campaign two felt more scattered and improvisational (befitting a D&D game).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Still, the Fins’ 27-21 home victory over the still-winless New York Jets was pyrrhic, at high cost, befitting this difficult Miami season still in need of rescue.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befit. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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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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