Comments by chriswhite

  • Picked up from Tripp

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    Pronunciation: bi-'hüv, bE-

    Function: verb

    Inflected Form(s): be·hooved; be·hoov·ing

    Etymology: Middle English behoven, from Old English behOfian, from behOf

    transitive verb : to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for

    intransitive verb : to be necessary, fit, or proper

    January 31, 2007