Definition of "behoves" [behoves]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behove. (verb)

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• "Hooper hated the fact that he worked under a man who used words like 'behoves'."
• "But because it's such an episodic show, however it's trending creatively, they can always pick their five non-sequential episodes that are the funniest and blow a show with serial plotting out of the water.10.27pm: Hadley –Oh, and it behoves me to inform you all that just before the Modern Family award a Ricky Gervais joke got bleeped out."
• "In these circumstances, it perhaps behoves the police to display far less indignation when it comes to claiming responsibility for regaining order last week than they have."