it behooves one to do

it behooves one to do something

Cliché it is necessary for one to do something; it is incumbent (up)on someone to do something. It behooves me to report the crime. It behooves you to pay for the window that you broke.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Staples	['steiplz]
Zinon	-	Greek
Blount	[blaunt]
Tiw	-	Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Hankin	-	Medieval English
Jasper	JAS-pər (English), YAHS-pər (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend