Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behooveth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-hooveth
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of behoove

Archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree English behoove Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English behooveth From behoove + -eth.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

behoveth (alternative)

Questions

What does behooveth mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of behoove
Where does behooveth come from?: Etymology tree English behoove Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English behooveth From behoove + -eth.

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