be·fit
verb/bɪˈfɪt/
/bɪˈfɪt/
used only in the third person and in participles (formal)Verb Forms
| he / she / it befits | /bɪˈfɪts/ /bɪˈfɪts/ |
| past simple befitted | /bɪˈfɪtɪd/ /bɪˈfɪtɪd/ |
| past participle befitted | /bɪˈfɪtɪd/ /bɪˈfɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form befitting | /bɪˈfɪtɪŋ/ /bɪˈfɪtɪŋ/ |
- something befits somebody to be suitable and good enough for somebody/something
适合；对…相称 - It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status.
这场铺张的招待可算得正适合她这种身份的来访者。 - He lived in the style befitting a gentleman.
他过的是一种与绅士相称的生活。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBefit is used with these nouns as the object:- status
- It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status.