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Meaning of "befitting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEFITTING

befitting  [bɪˈfɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEFITTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Befitting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEFITTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of befitting in the English dictionary

The definition of befitting in the dictionary is appropriate; suitable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEFITTING


buffeting
ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ
close-fitting
ˌkləʊsˈfɪtɪŋ
counterfeiting
ˈkaʊntəˌfɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
fitting
ˈfɪtɪŋ
formfitting
ˈfɔːmˌfɪtɪŋ
ill-fitting
ˌɪlˈfɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
loose-fitting
ˌluːsˈfɪtɪŋ
marketing
ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
outfitting
ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪŋ
pipefitting
ˈpaɪpˌfɪtɪŋ
refitting
ˌriːˈfɪtɪŋ
tight-fitting
ˌtaɪtˈfɪtɪŋ
unbefitting
ˌʌnbɪˈfɪtɪŋ
unfitting
ʌnˈfɪtɪŋ
unprofiting
ʌnˈprɒfɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEFITTING

befall
befallen
befana
befell
befinger
befinned
befit
befitted
befittingly
beflag
beflea
befleck
beflower
beflum
befoam
befog
befogged
befogging
befool
before

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEFITTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of befitting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEFITTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «befitting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of befitting
become · behove · meet · suit

Translation of «befitting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEFITTING

Find out the translation of befitting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of befitting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «befitting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侧柏林分适宜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

befitting
570 millions of speakers

English

befitting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يليق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подобает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condizente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগোপযোগী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

digne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sesuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebührend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふさわしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어울리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Befitting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Phù hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியான பதிலடியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakışır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

godny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

личить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stă bine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

make-up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paslik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anstår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

befitting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of befitting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFITTING»

The term «befitting» is regularly used and occupies the 55.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFITTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about befitting

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2 QUOTES WITH «BEFITTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word befitting.
1
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.
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Steven Weber
Social media has created a legion of social delinquents, billions of people speaking not their minds but their spleens, venting everything from the gum-cracking snark befitting a hair-twisting mallrat to the froth-flecked rage of a bell tower marksman.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEFITTING»

Discover the use of befitting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to befitting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Seven Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes
For a hasid it is befitting he should be happy and, more so, kind toward others. For a hasid it isbefitting he should see his own deficiencies and his friends' virtues. > For a hasid it is befitting he should consider the simplest Jew as better than ...
Chaim Dalfin, 1998
2
"Befitting Emblems of Adversity": A Modern Irish View of ...
And an afterword on the work of Thomas McCarthy, Sean Dunne, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, among others others, discusses how Montague's reinterpretation of Spenser influenced this most recent generation of Irish poets.
David Gardiner, 2001
3
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Calm the Robe 276.62 Druses 4.7 "By heading or hanging as befitted ranks, 651.33 R. and B. 1.124 Befitting. Not counted a befitting heritage 111.74 Sord. 1.761 "My first, befitting me who so had seen: 507.16 Death in D. 303 Hardly befitting ...
4
Reasonably Vicious
But I want also to insist that in the absence of substantive ethical views that set limits on the kinds of things that could be said to befitting occupations for a human being, the individual bad person acting ill in a way that does not cost him much, ...
Candace VOGLER, 2009
5
Icon: Studies in the History of an Idea
The special idea of the "God-befitting," for which in Antiquity a particular term, theoprepes, was coined, is of course a further extension of the general notion of the suitable. It played an interesting part in Greek thought about the gods, and is  ...
Moshe Barasch, 1993
6
Humanist Educational Treatises
THE CHARACTER AND STUDIES BEFITTING A FREE-BORN YOUTH DEDICATED TO UBERTINO DA CARRARA Preface We understand, Ubertino, that Francesco the elder, your grandfather1 — whose many magnificent deeds are on ...
‎2008
7
New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy
0 To generalize, an individual is to find his identity in a virtue (both act and mentality) befitting any relationship in which he relates himself. If he is able to relate himself in all relationships, finding a virtue befitting him in any context involving ...
Chung-ying Cheng, 1991
8
Rethinking Abelard: A Collection of Critical Essays
When discussing Abelard's claim that God can only do as is befitting and just, Aquinas brings grammar into the matter: if the words 'befitting' and 'just' are joined directly with the verb 'is', then the meaning is restricted to the pres- ent, giving the  ...
‎2014
9
Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume 1
made by opposites, for then the befitting and the useful would be opposed, as also Tully observes.32 Therefore the division is improper. Obj. 3. Further, where one thing is because of another, there is only one thing. But the useful is not good , ...
Thomas Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis, 1997
10
Tiena: The Story of a Girl Who Became a Victim of ...
“We must give her a befitting burial. We must give our mother a befitting burial! a befitting funeral! a befitting ceremony no matter the cost.” Nzidi heard the phrase ' befitting burial' so many times that he thought it formed part of the funeral dirge.
Regina Oli Igbo, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEFITTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term befitting is used in the context of the following news items.
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GoPro Unveils Its First All&New Camera In Nine Years
Befitting the Session's size and the parlance of its target market, GoPro is using the tagline "So small. So stoked." According to a spokesperson, ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
2
Hank Steinbrenner: Yankees need to keep improving to get back to …
We'll see what happens now." It's clear that Steinbrenner is not displeased with his team but, in a move befitting his father, he wants more. «Newsday, Jul 15»
3
Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition
As befitting a home once owned by the Rothschilds, it is lavishly decorated with cherub paintings, friezes, and gilded moldings that vary greatly ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
4
Graeter's in Oxford opens to rave reviews
I'm a Cincinnati native, so Graeter's ice cream is what I grew up on,” said resident Kari King, who, befitting an Ohio resident, favored the ... «Hamilton Journal News, Jul 15»
5
South Carolina GOP Senator Has Meltdown Over Gay Marriage …
Bright's heated fire and brimstone rhetoric hardly seems befitting a lawmaker, but he undoubtedly speaks for a number of conservatives in ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
6
The Paranormal Activity series will live on as a virtual reality game
Befitting something so spooky, though, the series won't be dead for long. According to Variety, Beast Media Group has just picked up the video ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
7
Chinese forward He Tianju begins practicing with Pelicans summer …
Befitting of a player with a large spotlight on him, He's trip to the United States is being documented by a film crew from his pro team, Liaoning ... «Pelicans.com, Jul 15»
8
Here are six ways the Red Sox can get better right now
As befitting their place in the standings, the Red Sox will get the required one player, maybe two. For a last-place team, the Red Sox have a ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
9
Housing.com hacked, former CEO Rahul Yadav says he didn't do it
The press statement said the Board believes that Yadav's behaviour is not befitting of a CEO and is detrimental to the company, known for its ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
FIFA, get a trophy worthy of champions
Maybe the next go-round those in charge can come up with an award more befitting a world title. — Don Lass, Oswego. Copyright © 2015 ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

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