- behoove⇄behoove, verb, -hooved,-hooving.
- behoove⇄v.i. to be incumbent, proper, or due.
- behoove⇄v.t. 1. to be necessary for.
Ex. It behooves you to work hard if you want to keep this job.
2. to be proper for.
Ex. It behooves a child to obey his parents.