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befit (verb), befits; befitted; befitting
To be suitable to or proper for someone or something: The graduate student has a mental attitude for serious research as befits a scientist.
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befitting (adjective), more befitting, most befitting
1. Suitable, fitting, proper, suitable, or appropriate for an occasion: It was a very elegant and royal-type dinner, with a table setting that was befitting a king and a queen.
2. That which is suitable for a particular person, place, or condition, etc.: Melinda wore a befitting gown to the wedding ceremony.
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