Behoove
/bɪˈhuːv/noun
To be necessary or proper for; to be incumbent upon.
Did you know?In Old English, 'behofian' meant 'to be of use or profit', linking this word to the idea of duty and necessity in our lives.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bi-hōfōną
“to be necessary or useful”
Old English
OE
behofian
“to profit or be of use”
Middle English
ME
behooven
“to be necessary or proper”
Modern English
English
behoove
“to be appropriate or necessary for”