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# befitting

«befitting» in Mova's school dictionary: **Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (no change in form) (old use)

### meaning for a pupil

Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befitting/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, what is proper for someone's rank, age or deed

### examples

- He wore a coat befitting a prince. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befitting/#x1)
- The king gave a befitting welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befitting/#x2)
- Speak in a manner befitting a lady. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befitting/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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