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Definition of: behoove
(bi·hv′) v. be·hooved, be·hoov·ing v.t.
To be becoming to; be needful or right for: used impersonally: It behooves me to leave.
—v.i. Archaic To be needful, essential or fit: used impersonally. Also be·hove (bi·hōv′). [OE behōfian]
—be·hoove′ful adjective
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