befit

UK: /bɪˈfɪt/ US: /bɪˈfɪt/ ,(bi fit′)

Inflections of 'befit' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

befits

v 3rd person singular

befitting

v pres p

befitted

v past

befitted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•fit /bɪˈfɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -fit•ted, -fit•ting. 

1. to be proper or appropriate for:
   The food and service befitted a luxury hotel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•fit  (bi fit′), v.t., -fit•ted, -fit•ting. 

1. to be proper or appropriate for;
   suit;
   fit:
   His clothes befit the occasion.

• 1425–75; late Middle English; see be-, fit¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

befit / bɪˈfɪt/ verb ( -fits, -fitting, -fitted)

1. (transitive) to be appropriate to or suitable for

Etymology: 15th Century: from be- + fit¹

beˈfitting adjective

beˈfittingly adverb