Behoving

/bɪˈhoʊvɪŋ/

उचित; शोभनीय; उपयुक्त; आवश्यक (पुरातन/साहित्यिक प्रयोग, विशेषकर “it is behoving to …” में)

Very Hard #पुरातन #साहित्यिक #औपचारिक #विशेषण #उपयुक्तता #आवश्यकता

Origin & History

From Middle English “behouen/behoven” meaning ‘to be necessary, befit,’ from Old English “behōfian” (‘to befit, be necessary’), related to “behove.”

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी “behouen/behoven” (अर्थ: ‘आवश्यक होना, शोभा देना/उपयुक्त होना’) से; यह पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी “behōfian” (‘उपयुक्त/आवश्यक होना’) से आया है और “behove” से संबंधित है।

Definition

“Behoving” is an archaic/literary form (present participle/gerund) of “behov(e),” meaning ‘to be suitable or necessary’; it is most often used in fixed wording like “it is behoving to do something,” i.e., it is proper/appropriate to do it.

“Behoving” ‘behov(e)’ (पुरातन/साहित्यिक) क्रिया का वर्तमान कृदंत/गेरुंड रूप है, जिसका अर्थ ‘उपयुक्त या आवश्यक होना’ है; यह प्रायः “it is behoving to …” जैसे स्थिर प्रयोग में मिलता है, यानी कुछ करना उचित/शोभनीय है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
It is behoving to speak respectfully in such a setting.
Verb (present participle/gerund, archaic):
Behoving greater care, the task was done slowly.

Usage Examples

It is behoving to acknowledge their help.
In times of crisis, it is behoving to act with restraint.
The matter, behoving serious attention, was referred to the committee.

Synonyms

Proper Appropriate Fitting Suitable Seemly Becoming Necessary Called-for

Related Forms

Noun
Behove (rare, chiefly in the phrase “it behoves [someone]”)
Verb
Behove / Behoved (archaic) / Behoves / Behoving
Adjective
Behoving (archaic)

Idioms & Phrases

It is behoving to (do something)
… करना उचित/शोभनीय है