CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEFIT
PRESENT
Present
I befit
you befit
he/she/it befits
we befit
you befit
they befit
Present continuous
I am befitting
you are befitting
he/she/it is befitting
we are befitting
you are befitting
they are befitting
Present perfect
I have befitted
you have befitted
he/she/it has befitted
we have befitted
you have befitted
they have befitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been befitting
you have been befitting
he/she/it has been befitting
we have been befitting
you have been befitting
they have been befitting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I befitted
you befitted
he/she/it befitted
we befitted
you befitted
they befitted
Past continuous
I was befitting
you were befitting
he/she/it was befitting
we were befitting
you were befitting
they were befitting
Past perfect
I had befitted
you had befitted
he/she/it had befitted
we had befitted
you had befitted
they had befitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been befitting
you had been befitting
he/she/it had been befitting
we had been befitting
you had been befitting
they had been befitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will befit
you will befit
he/she/it will befit
we will befit
you will befit
they will befit
Future continuous
I will be befitting
you will be befitting
he/she/it will be befitting
we will be befitting
you will be befitting
they will be befitting
Future perfect
I will have befitted
you will have befitted
he/she/it will have befitted
we will have befitted
you will have befitted
they will have befitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been befitting
you will have been befitting
he/she/it will have been befitting
we will have been befitting
you will have been befitting
they will have been befitting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would befit
you would befit
he/she/it would befit
we would befit
you would befit
they would befit
Conditional continuous
I would be befitting
you would be befitting
he/she/it would be befitting
we would be befitting
you would be befitting
they would be befitting
Conditional perfect
I would have befit
you would have befit
he/she/it would have befit
we would have befit
you would have befit
they would have befit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been befitting
you would have been befitting
he/she/it would have been befitting
we would have been befitting
you would have been befitting
they would have been befitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you befit
we let´s befit
you befit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
befitting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEFIT»
Discover the use of
befit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
befit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Early English Impersonal Construction: An Analysis of ...
Elmer's 1981 HAPPEN verbs): (be/ge/gebe/a-) limpan 'to ha en befall; belong to;
befit, concern, grieve,' togelimpan 'to belong to, befit,' mislimpan 'to happen amiss
,' (ge/to)sc'elan 'to happen, succeed,' (ge)tidan 'to betide, happen,' mistidan 'to ...
2
American and British English Preferences: Spelling, Grammar, ...
I . befit befit befit 1 . befit befit befitted befitted befit befitted befitted 2. dive dived
dived 2. dive dived dived dive dove dived dive dived 3- fit fit fit 3- fit fit fitted fitted
fit fitted fitted 4- plead pled peld 4- plead plead pleaded pleaded plead pleaded ...
Nancy Salama, Mary Ghali, 1982
3
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Befit, befit′,v.t.tofit,orbe suitableto:to beproperto,or right for:—pr.p.befit′ting; pa.
p.befit′ted.—adj.Befit′ting. —adv.Befit′tingly. [Pfx. be, and Fit.] Beflower,
beflow′ėr, v.t. to coveror besprinklewith flowers. Befoam, befōm′,v.t. to
bespatteror ...
4
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
BEFIGHT, be and fight ; A. S. feohtan, fihtan ; Ger fechten. As wrastling windes,
out of dispersed whirl, lieftght themselues, the west with southern blast. Surrey.
JEiuris, book ii. BEFIT, be and fit. Fit, aptus, idoneus, a Fr. G.fait, factum, q. d.
factum, ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
5
Public Humiliation as a Mitigator in Criminal Sentencing
Historically, befit sentencing was seen as both a right and responsibility of the
judiciary (Whitman, 2003). From the time of colonial magistrates, judges had full
discretion in sentencing and often sought to tie the sentence to the crime as
either ...
6
Grammatical Change and Linguistic Theory: The Rosendal Papers
(18) gifallan (ge)lihhen gilimphan ginuagen girinnan (ge)spuon gezimen wegan
befit enjoy befit satisfy satisfy succeed befit worry In (19) an example for raising
from object-to-subject is given with the unaccusative verb gilimphan 'befit'.
Þórhallur Eyþórsson, 2008
7
The Works: Of Shakespear. In Eight Volumes. Collated and ...
Befit. Itisnotso. Ask them how many inches Is in one mile: it they have measur'd
many, The measure then of one is easily told. Boy et. If to come hither you have
measur'd miles, And many miles ; the princess bids you tell, How many inches
doth ...
William Shakespeare, 1726
8
A People Apart: Chosenness and Ritual in Jewish ...
The view we might label Aristotelian or Rationalistic Teleology holds that the
actions that befit man's nature are rationally comprehensible. That is, one can
rationally figure out both what man's nature is and what actions befit man's nature
...
9
Topological Vector Spaces, Algebras and Related Areas
Quotients of fit spaces need not befit. 3. Spaces with dense fit subspaces are fit. 4
. Dense subspaces of fit spaces need not befit. 5. Finite-codimensional
subspaces of fit spaces are fit. 6. Countable-codimensional subspaces of fit
spaces need ...
Befit'ted pa. p. Befit' ting a. T, *ffar Befit'tingly ocfo. Beflatter (be-flat'er) [pref. 6s &
Flatter.] v. t. Beflower ( be-flow'er ) v. t. ( m ) gsqf Befoam (be-fom' ) v. t. «f, Befog (
be-fog' ) w. «. j]<ti'd^ui. Mostly used as a participle or as a participial adjectve.
Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEFIT»
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befit is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Matt Harvey's problem with 6 man rotation is mental and Mets …
The Mets are trying to find a way to assuage the pitcher and to piece together a new routine that will befit him. "This is kind of new for all of us," ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Seedlings and Children: Taking Care of Our Common Future
... coffee, and bananas, and in this way securing the communities' diet, as well as producing alternative income to befit their communities.". «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Heathrow expansion must happen to help Scottish businesses
So whilst the development of Heathrow is a vital component of the UK's future aviation needs, it would befit the UK Government to consider all ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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This is a critical appointment in the development of communications that befit a company with the reach of 2 Sisters Food Group." Jonathan ... «PR Week, Jul 15»
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The buyer on the otherhand was given consultation to chose work of art that would befit his taste and understanding," Pais said. Featured in the ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
"I'm too big for such" - Ekiti PDP chieftain rejects Fayose's appointment
“If I will reject it in totality, I want to see the governor first and I want him to reason with me that this appointment does not befit my status as a ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
Does Greek vote befit the birthplace of democracy?
ATHENS – When Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras dropped the bombshell of a popular plebiscite on the tough demands of creditors keeping ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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If you're looking for a channel with a wide variety of full-length workouts from multiple personal trainers, check out the BeFiT channel by Lions ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
Keeping Advocacy Alive After Loss of Loved One to Mesothelioma
What words can befit the loss of a parent? Still, I appreciated their outpouring of love and support, even though I wasn't sure I wanted to accept it. I felt like if I did, ... «MesotheliomaHelp.org, Jul 15»
Never Have I Ever: patronising and political
... with epithets so cheese-covered they befit a high school superhero gang from a Disney Channel TV show better than a University campaign. «Palatinate, Jul 15»
