befitting

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/biːˈfɪt.ɪŋ/(UK)
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/biːˈfɪt.ɪŋ/(UK) · /bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/(US)

Definition of befitting

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of befit
    “But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.”
    “Emmanuel Macron joined heady celebrations in the France dressing room, dabbing alongside star midfielder Paul Pogba and delivering a rousing speech to the team after they won the World Cup in a final befitting a thrilling month-long tournament.”
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of befit
    “But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.”
    “Emmanuel Macron joined heady celebrations in the France dressing room, dabbing alongside star midfielder Paul Pogba and delivering a rousing speech to the team after they won the World Cup in a final befitting a thrilling month-long tournament.”

adj

  1. Appropriate, becoming.
    “He moved with a befitting grace.”
    “At a time when the old have never been more vulnerable and, in many cases, lonely, here is a befitting reminder that the frail souls you see sitting in a semi-circle in a day room on the TV news, their eyes distant and their hair like candy floss, do not necessarily feel as you think they look.”

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