Be‐hoove″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Behooved (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Behooving.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh�fian to have need of, fr. beh�f. See Behoof.] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; — mostly used impersonally.
And thus it behooved Christ to suffer.
Luke xxiv. 46.
[Also written behove.]