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# befit

«befit» in Mova's school dictionary: **To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (befit, befits, befitted, befitting) (old use)

### meaning for a pupil

To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits your rank» means treated as is right for their rank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in fairy tales, how a person should be treated, dressed or rewarded for their rank

### examples

- Her gown befits a queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/#x1)
- Dress as befits a king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/#x2)
- Such a reward befits a brave hero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «befit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.