befit

«befit» in Mova's school dictionary: To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (befit, befits, befitted, befitting) (old use)

meaning for a pupil

To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits your rank» means treated as is right for their rank. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales, how a person should be treated, dressed or rewarded for their rank

examples

• Her gown befits a queen. tree →
• Dress as befits a king. tree →
• Such a reward befits a brave hero. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «befit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.