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I am specifically concerned about the idea that the legislative process is one that gets characterized the way it is as the 'fiscal cliff.' At the end of the day, the United States is the biggest economy in the world, and the dollar is the reserve currency in the world. I think it behooves us to act in a much more responsible way.
Lloyd Blankfein

Meaning of "behooves" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEHOOVES

behooves  [bɪˈhuːvz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEHOOVES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Behooves is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEHOOVES


beeves
biːvz
calves
kɑːvz
eaves
iːvz
greaves
ɡriːvz
halves
hɑːvz
Hargreaves
ˈhɑːɡriːvz
headscarves
ˈhedˌskɑːvz
hooves
huːvz
leaves
liːvz
Maldives
ˈmɔːlˈdiːvz
nerves
nɜːvz
reserves
rɪˈzɜːvz
scarves
skɑːvz
sheaves
ʃiːvz
thieves
θiːvz
wharves
wɔːvz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEHOOVES

behind bars
behind line
behind one´s back
behind post
behind the curve
behind the eight ball
behind the scenes
behind the times
behindhand
Behistun
Behn
behold
beholden
beholder
behoof
behoove
behove
behoveful
behovely
behowl

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEHOOVES

archives
derivatives
droves
Graves
Groves
handle with kid gloves
House of Representatives
housewives
kid gloves
knives
lives
Member of the House of Representatives
oil of cloves
ourselves
rubber gloves
shelves
themselves
to handle sb with kid gloves
wives
wolves

Synonyms and antonyms of behooves in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «behooves» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEHOOVES

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

Translator English - Chinese

理应
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corresponde
570 millions of speakers

English

behooves
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

behooves
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надлежит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Behooves
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কষ্ট হচ্ছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appartient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Behooves
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geziemt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

behooves
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당연히 할 일이다 behoove
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Behooves
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bổn phận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடமையாய் அமைகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Behooves
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

behooves
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

behooves
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надолужити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuvine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αρμόζει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anstår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sømmer seg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of behooves

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHOOVES»

The term «behooves» is normally little used and occupies the 114.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHOOVES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «behooves» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «behooves» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «BEHOOVES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word behooves.
1
James Truslow Adams
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.
2
Lloyd Blankfein
I am specifically concerned about the idea that the legislative process is one that gets characterized the way it is as the 'fiscal cliff.' At the end of the day, the United States is the biggest economy in the world, and the dollar is the reserve currency in the world. I think it behooves us to act in a much more responsible way.
3
Stephen Lang
When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it.
4
Jean Racine
It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.
5
Evan Williams
I like to think of the world as a sort of a casino, except the house doesn't have the advantage. If you're smart, you have an advantage. It behooves you to place a lot of bets.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEHOOVES»

Discover the use of behooves in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to behooves and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
中翻英開跑
had better; it behooves; do well mm = ms 1. If we want to practice our English, we' d better organize an English society. 2. If we want to practice our English, it behooves us to organize an English club. 3. If we want to practice our English, we 'd ...
‎2008
2
In the Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies for ...
It behooves the journalist, because it suggests that he has penetrated a rarified realm; it behooves the star, because he looks fearless and unattended by handlers; and it behooves the publicist, because it always behooves the publicist if the ...
James F. Haggerty, 2009
3
Monkey See, Monkey Don't
“Because now with you back prowling the free-world landscape, I think it behooves us to be supportive, rather than destructive, regarding our mutual animal kingdom interests. It behooves us. It behooves the peaceable kingdom. It behooves ...
Chris Lynch, 2011
4
An Introduction to Latin Prose Composition: With a Complete ...
It behooves toys to be obedient. — If we wish to be loved, it behooves us to be good. — It behooves us to know what we owe to God, what to each fellow- creature. — It behooves a physician to relieve a sick person, a friend an afflicted one. 2.
Charles Anthon, 1842
5
Semitic and Indo-European
'it behooves you to be a man' (Euripides, Electra 693), where ae is non-initial, enclitic (phonologically dependent upon the accented syllable at the end of the previous word), and at the same time right before the impersonal xρή, which lacks ...
Saul Levin, 2002
6
Degree Words
When he tells you to make them nice it behooves you to make them so. *I thought it solid but he didn't think it so. I thought it acceptable but he didn't think it so. Likewise there are constructions in which an adverb figures in essentially the same ...
Dwight Bolinger, 1972
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Dictionary of Confusable Words
becomes see behooves bedlam/babel Bedlam is uncontrolled or confused noise or activity: 'It was absolute bedlam at the market, with people shouting and shoving everywhere.' Babel is usually a confusion of noises and voices only: ' There ...
Adrian Room, 2013
8
Studies in Middle English Linguistics
Some examples are given below: (12) alswa micel swa heom behofed as much as them(D) behooves 'as much as is suitable for them' ... (13) Nu hem behofed Christes helpell now them(D) behooves Christ's help 'Now they need Christ's help!
Jacek Fisiak, 1997
9
The Birth to Presence
Silence often behooves us: deficient in names that are holy, Hearts may beat high, while the lips hesitate, wary of speech? Yet a lyre to each hour lends the right mode, the right music, And, it may be, delights heavenly ones who draw near.
Jean-Luc Nancy, 1993
10
The Works of James Beattie: Dissertations, moral and critical
The English verbs, it behooves, it irketh, it becomes, are also culled impersonal by oar grammarians; and do indeed resemble the Greek and Latin impersonals in two respects, that they are only used in the third person singular; and that they  ...
James Beattie, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEHOOVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term behooves is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tennessee may hold key in GOP primary
There's another factor: the state's top elected officials generally have high favorability ratings with voters, Haynes said, and it behooves national ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Inside Ted Cruz's new war on the Supreme Court
"I don't think it behooves Republican presidential candidates to be reading President Obama's talking points on Obamacare and marriage," ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Shining a Light on Our Dreams: A Conversation With Author Bridget …
But then, life has dark corners, and it behooves no one when we deny them. If you want to connect with Bridget Foley, you can find her on ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Murky, contradictory poll results, weird timing, unlikely to divert …
That said, it behooves voters to treat all such surveys with an appropriate number of grains of salt. Journalists should too, of course, but ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
5
Should Andy Dalton be airing it out to A.J. Green more often?
While it's clear Andy Dalton needs to stop locking onto A.J. Green as often as he does, it behooves Dalton to air it out to Green more frequently. «Cincy Jungle, Jul 15»
6
Review & Recap: 'True Detective' Season 2, Episode 3 'Maybe …
It behooves Velcoro to get close to Bezzerides too, to find out what the state has on him. His ex-wife (Abigail Spencer) shows up on his ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
7
Barbara Yaffe: Messages from the transit plebiscite fiasco
It thus behooves us to mine the results of the fiasco for some useful messages. Lesson 1: Raising taxes in a jurisdiction like Vancouver is a ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
8
Amosun Vows To Fulfill All Campaign Promises
“It behooves on all Muslims to use this Ramadan season to show kindness and affection in order to make its purpose fully realised”, he affirmed. READ ALSO: ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
9
Beekeepers, grain farmers at odds over move to...
So, he said, it behooves all farmers to root for robust bee and pollinator populations. “Don't forget, beekeepers are farmers,” Bowen said. «www.norfolknews.ca/, Jul 15»
10
Founders, church upheld rights
“But Thomas Jefferson once said that 'it behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself to resist invasions of it in the case of ... «Catholic Free Press, Jul 15»

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