Behoves

/bɪˈhuːvz/ verb

It is necessary or proper for someone to do something; it is someone's duty or obligation.

From Middle English 'bihouen,' derived from Old English 'behōfian.' The word originally expressed a sense of needfulness or obligation and has cognates in other Germanic languages meaning 'to have need of.'

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