befitted

Meanings

• adjective

  having received a benefit or advantage; suitable or appropriate

  - "He was befitted with a natural talent for music."
  - "The job required someone befitted with strong leadership skills."

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Synonyms

behoove

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with befitted
gifted , lifted , shifted

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Variants

List of all variants of befitted that leads to same result
befit , befits , befitted , befitting

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Forms

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past tense: befitted, past participle: befitted

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Etymology

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Old English befitan: to provide, equip, fit

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Trivia

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1. The term 'befitted' is often used in the context of employment, where it means 'suitable' or 'qualified' for a job.

2. In mathematics, a function is said to be 'befitted' with a property if it has that property in all its domains.

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Related Concepts

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1. benefit: The advantage or profit that one gains, especially money paid to an employee or a service

2. advantage: A favorable condition that makes a difficult task easier.

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Culture

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The term 'befitted' has been used in various literary works. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', Rosalind says, 'All the souls that were starved for love, starved for fellowship, starved for the comforts and companionships of this life, come, every one, to my house; welcome, one and all. Get you in.' Here, Rosalind uses the term 'befitted' to mean 'suitable' or 'appropriate'.

How to Memorize "befitted"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person receiving a gift or an advantage, this is the meaning of befitted.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'benefit' or 'advantage' to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'B' for 'benefit', 'e' for 'equip', 'f' for 'fit', and 'itted' for 'it' to remember 'befitted' means 'having received a benefit or advantage'.

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