BEFIT
What does "BEFIT" mean?
To be appropriate or suitable for someone or something.
Meanings
- To be fitting, proper, or seemly for a person, role, or occasion. He greeted them with the calm dignity that befits a judge. formal
Word origin
Formed in Middle English from the prefix 'be-' (here intensifying or making transitive) plus the verb 'fit'; the 'be-' turns 'fit' into 'to suit thoroughly', as in 'become' or 'belong'.
Remember it
BEFIT = 'BE a good FIT' for the occasion - it is simply 'fit' with a dressed-up 'be-'.
A little poem
The crown will sit on any skull it's pressed -
but only one head wears it like it's blessed.
couplet
Wordplay
- What tailor's word means both 'to suit you' and 'to be worthy of you'? Befit - he hems your trousers and your manners in one stitch.
What it teaches
What suits you is rarely what fits widest; the right size is measured in conduct, not cloth.
Quick facts
What does BEFIT mean?
To be appropriate or suitable for someone or something.
Is BEFIT a valid word?
Yes — BEFIT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BEFIT?
BEFIT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BEFIT come from?
Formed in Middle English from the prefix 'be-' (here intensifying or making transitive) plus the verb 'fit'; the 'be-' turns 'fit' into 'to suit thoroughly', as in 'become' or 'belong'.
What can BEFIT teach us?
What suits you is rarely what fits widest; the right size is measured in conduct, not cloth.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.