Definition
(Rex is a name which) befits (a dog): (Rex is a name which) is appropriate, is suitable, is fitting for (a dog)
To befit is hardly ever used in the first person singular or plural.
Doing a monkey impression at a funeral is not the kind of behavior that befits an educated young woman such as yourself.
- "As you can see, it is spacious, elegant, and tastefully decorated, as befits my stature as the mayor."
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