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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 be·hoove /bɪˈhuv/
 (vt.)理應,應該(vi.)理所當然

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·hoove v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behooved p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving.]  To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally.
    And thus it behooved Christ to suffer.   --Luke xxiv. 46.
 [Also written behove.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·hoove v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·hoove, n. Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]
    It shall not be to his behoove.   --Gower.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 behoove
      v : be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on
          this matter" [syn: behove]