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Dictionary: be·fit   (bĭ-fĭt') pronunciation
tr.v., -fit·ted, -fit·ting, -fits.
To be suitable to or appropriate for: formal attire that befits the occasion.


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verb

  1. To be appropriate or suitable to: become, behoove, suit. Archaic beseem. See agree/disagree.
  2. To be in keeping with: become, conform, correspond, fit, go with, match, suit. See agree/disagree.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: accord or comport with
  Synonyms: suit, beseem


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - passe sig for, sømme sig for

Nederlands (Dutch)
betamen, passen

Français (French)
v. tr. - convenir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich schicken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρμόζω, ταιριάζω

Italiano (Italian)
convenire, addirsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - servir, condizer, ser próprio para

Русский (Russian)
приличествовать, подходить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ser correcto, convenir, corresponder

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - passa, anstå

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
适合于, 对...适当

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 適合於, 對...適當

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 적합하다, ~에 어울리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 適する, ふさわしい, 似合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لاءم, ناسب, وافق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הלם את, התאים‬


 
 
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