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Meanings of befit in English

Portuguese
adequar-se
Spanish
ser propio de

Accord or comport with.

        adequar-se
        Usage of befit in English
        1
        You must look princely. Together they garbed him as befit a lord.
        A clash of kings
        2
        The lonely lamp, the niche, the dark cathedral grove, befit him best.
        Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I
        3
        But it does not befit God to move and to occupy place.
        Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
        4
        Swords do not befit those who come with peace in their hearts.
        World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
        5
        Afterwards every man began to arm and befit himself for the field.
        Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
        6
        Some few drifted far adown the stream, as did befit their weariness.
        The Nibelungenlied
        7
        Tyrion traveled with two of his own men, as befit a Lannister.
        A Game of Thrones
        8
        He was dressed in the plain, sober style that befit a scholar.
        Caleb's crossing
        9
        Was it not possible that as easy an exodus might befit Him?
        How to become like Christ
        10
        It doesn't befit a member of the President's police force, Scott teased.
        Terminal Compromise
        11
        They are too gay, and do not befit a sober, God-fearing damsel.
        The Green Door
        12
        Seth didn't speak; he merely waited, patient as befit her son.
        Fragile Eternity
        13
        The man seemed to befit the environment, majestic though it was.
        The Last Leaf / Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men ...
        14
        He was dressed in a black robe, such as would befit a scholar.
        The Blind Spot
        15
        An empty pocket and threadbare attire ill befit a knight of your parts.
        Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
        16
        He was taller than Galen, nearly seven feet tall, as befit a god.
        A kiss of shadows
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