/bi hoohv"/ , v. , behooved, behooving . (chiefly in impersonal use)
v.t.
1. to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.
2. to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage: It would behoove you to be nicer to those who could help you.
v.i.
3. Archaic. to be needful, proper, or due: Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar.
[ bef. 900; ME behoven, OE behofian to need ( behof BEHOOF + -ian inf. suffix) ]
Syn. 2. benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance; suit, befit, beseem.