[bi-hoov] 
verb, -hooved, -hoov⋅ing. (chiefly in impersonal use)| 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. |
| 3. | Archaic. to be needful, proper, or due: Perseverance is a quality that behooves in a scholar. |
| be·hoove (bĭ-hōōv') v. be·hooved, be·hoov·ing, be·hooves v. tr. To be necessary or proper for: It behooves you at least to try. v. intr. To be necessary or proper. [Middle English behoven, from Old English behōfian; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
