Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to befit
Participle: befitted
Gerund: befitting
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | befit |
| you | befit |
| he;she;it | befits |
| we | befit |
| you | befit |
| they | befit |
Perfect
| I | have befitted |
| you | have befitted |
| he;she;it | has befitted |
| we | have befitted |
| you | have befitted |
| they | have befitted |
Past
| I | befitted |
| you | befitted |
| he;she;it | befitted |
| we | befitted |
| you | befitted |
| they | befitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had befitted |
| you | had befitted |
| he;she;it | had befitted |
| we | had befitted |
| you | had befitted |
| they | had befitted |
Future
| I | will befit |
| you | will befit |
| he;she;it | will befit |
| we | will befit |
| you | will befit |
| they | will befit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have befitted |
| you | will have befitted |
| he;she;it | will have befitted |
| we | will have befitted |
| you | will have befitted |
| they | will have befitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | befit |
| you | befit |
| he;she;it | befit |
| we | befit |
| you | befit |
| they | befit |
Perfect
| I | have befitted |
| you | have befitted |
| he;she;it | have befitted |
| we | have befitted |
| you | have befitted |
| they | have befitted |
Imperfect
| I | befitted |
| you | befitted |
| he;she;it | befitted |
| we | befitted |
| you | befitted |
| they | befitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had befitted |
| you | had befitted |
| he;she;it | had befitted |
| we | had befitted |
| you | had befitted |
| they | had befitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would befit |
| you | would befit |
| he;she;it | would befit |
| we | would befit |
| you | would befit |
| they | would befit |
Perfect
| I | would have befitted |
| you | would have befitted |
| he;she;it | would have befitted |
| we | would have befitted |
| you | would have befitted |
| they | would have befitted |
Imperative
| you | befit |
| we | Let's befit |
| you | befit |
Verbs conjugated like 'befit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'befit'
befie,
besit,
refit,
bait,
beast,
beat,
becut,
bedim,
bedip,
bedirt,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
6. Proto-Germanic *bider.
7. Proto-Germanic *bi-
8. Proto-West Germanic *bi-
9. Old English be-
10. Middle English bi-
11. English be-
12. English fit
13. English befit
14. From be- + fit.
Sample Sentences
-
[...] of all the little braided tails wherein her heart had delighted, arrayed in a clean gown, with well-starched apron, standing reverently before Miss Ophelia, with an expression of solemnity well befitting a funeral.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)