How do you pronounce behooves?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɪhˈuvz/.

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behooves

/bɪhˈuvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

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How do you pronounce behooves?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪhˈuvz/.
What does behooves mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of behoove

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