English Explanatory Dictionary

behoof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈhuːf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-behoof.wav

Word forms

behoof behoofs

Etymology

From Middle English behoof, behof, from Old English behōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf. Akin to Dutch behoef, German Behuf (“necessity”), Danish behov (“requirement”) (from Middle Low German). Related to have and heave.

Related words

behoove behovely
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