Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behoves

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
be-hoves
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does behoves mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of behove

How to pronounce behoves

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