That kind of remark does not befit you.
Source: tatoeba (49775)
Befit
//bɪˈfɪt//
Synonyms for "befit" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
Related word relations
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Translations
22 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отивам verb (be fit for)
- подхождам verb (be fit for)
Czech
3 entries- hodit se verb (be fit for)
- patřit se verb (be fit for)
- slušet se verb (be fit for)
Dutch
1 entries- behoren verb (be fit for)
French
2 entries- convenir à verb (be fit for)
- être approprié pour verb (be fit for)
Galician
1 entries- acaer verb (be fit for)
German
3 entries- anstehen verb (be fit for)
- entsprechen verb (be fit for)
- zukommen verb (be fit for)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 verb (be fit for)
Italian
1 entries- adattarsi verb (be fit for)
Middle English
1 entries- bisemen verb (be fit for)
Māori
4 entries- arotau verb (be fit for)
- haratau verb (be fit for)
- huatau verb (be fit for)
- pai verb (be fit for)
Persian
1 entries- درخور verb (be fit for)
Russian
1 entries- подобать verb (be fit for)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- freagair do/ri/air verb (be fit for)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Anger does not befit a philosopher.
Source: tatoeba (811774)
His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station.
Source: wiktionary
Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here.
Source: wiktionary
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