behoove one to do



behoove one to do something

Cliché [for someone] to be obliged to do something. It behooves you to apologize to her for how you insulted her. It behooves me to make up for all the help you have given me.
See also: one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anthea[æn'ðiə]
LenLENEnglish
Aloysius[.æləu'iʃəs]
Crosby['krɔ:zbi]
Milana-Serbian, Croatian, Czech
AlİYe-Turkish