We have been unfortunate, and recent events have drawn us from that everyday tranquillity befitting my years and infirmities. That which befits us is cheerfulness and courage It will not befit a priest to act uncharitably. (Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) His brisk trade was only brought to an end by the appearance of Harrison, who climbed in a very leisurely manner over the ropes, as befitted his more mature years and less elastic joints. I had slept late, and I stepped outside with sudden energy, bent upon making up lost time as befitted a dweller on Endeavour Island. The form has remained by- in stressed positions and in some.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) word-forming element of verbs and nouns from verbs, with a wide range of meaning: 'about, around thoroughly, completely to make, cause, seem to provide with at, on, to, for ' from Old English be- 'about, around, on all sides' (the unstressed form of bi 'by ' see by (prep.)). (Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)įor two hours we rambled about together, in silence for the most part, as befits two men who know each other intimately. accord or comport with This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman. They have certain professors well skilled in preparing children for such a condition of life as befits the rank of their parents, and their own capacities, as well as inclinations.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)Īssociated with women befitting or characteristic of a woman. Nay, lady, said du Guesclin, it does not befit so great and wondrous a power to pry and search and play the varlet even to the beautiful chatelaine of Villefranche.
Synonyms More Example Sentences Learn More About befit. It has more than 500,000 word meaning and is. : to be proper or becoming to clothing that befits the occasion. (Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) This dictionary helps you to search quickly for Marathi to English translation, English to Marathi translation. In doing this, I underwent a kind of rough usage, ill befitting the wounds that my mind had sustained. Miss Ingram rose solemnly: "I go first," she said, in a tone which might have befitted the leader of a forlorn hope, mounting a breach in the van of his men.Īssociated with men befitting or characteristic of a man.
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