Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befit

/bɪˈfɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: be-fit
IPA: /bɪˈfɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to be fit for

Example Sentences

"His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station."
"Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here."
"Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool—much less do lying lips befit a prince"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Middle English fit? English fit English befit From be- + fit.

Inflected Forms

befits (present, singular) befitting (participle, present) befitted (participle, past) befitted (past)

Derived Forms

unbefit

Synonyms

behoove behove pertain suit beseem

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit kit commit submit

Questions

How do you pronounce befit?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈfɪt/.
What does befit mean?: to be fit for
Where does befit come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Middle English fit? English fit English befit From be- + fit.

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