befitting

Speech parts

1. befitting - Adjective

2. befitting - Verb

Derived from befit

4. befitting - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Befit

Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.

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Examples

The great majority of men, especially in France, both desire and possess a fashionable woman, much in the way one might own a fine horse - as a luxury befitting a young man. Stendhal

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thoughtà but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands. Niccolò Machiavelli

I leave to the oppressors of humanity a terrible testament, which I proclaim with the independence befitting one whose career is so nearly ended; it is the awful truth: "Thou shalt die!”. Maximilien Robespierre

On this significant occasion, all Koreans pay tribute to the heroes fallen in defense of freedom and democracy. I firmly believe that future generations in both countries will further advance the strong Republic of Korea-U. S. alliance into one befitting the spirit of the new age. Lee Myung-bak

If there was a better, more effective, or in fact any other way of visiting some penalty befitting their participation upon the little Eichmanns inhabiting the sterile sanctuary of the twin towers, I'd really be interested in hearing about it. Ward Churchill

The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country. Hashemi Rafsanjani

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