Definition
Past tense of behoove; was necessary or proper for someone in the past.
Etymology
Past tense form of 'behoove,' retaining the same Germanic roots and meaning obligation or necessity that applied in a previous time.
Kelly Says
English speakers often struggle with whether to say 'behoove' or 'behove,' but both past forms 'behooved' and 'behoved' appear in texts, showing how even archaic words can have competing variants.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
necessario እንደ ነበር
ne-ce-sa-ri-o en-de ne-ber
ARالعربية
كان من الضرورة
kaan min ad-dhururah
BNবাংলা
এটি প্রয়োজন ছিল
e-ti pro-yo-jon chil
CACatalà
era necessari
e-ra ne-ce-sa-ri
CSČeština
bylo nutné
by-lo noo-t-ne
DADansk
var nødvendigt
var ne-la-di-gt
DEDeutsch
es war notwendig
es var noht-nohd-koyt-lich
ELΕλληνικά
ήταν αναγκαίο
ee-tan a-na-ga-io
ESEspañol
era necesario
e-ra ne-ce-si-a-ro
FAفارسی
لازم بود
la-zam bood
FISuomi
oli tarpeen
o-li tar-peen
FRFrançais
il était nécessaire
il e-tait ne-ce-ssa-ire
GUGU
આવશ્યક હતું
a-av-sh-yak hu-tu
HEעברית
היה צורך
ha-ye tz-ro-kh
HIहिन्दी
आवश्यक था
a-av-sh-yak tha
HUMagyar
szükséges volt
shooks-es vo-lt
IDBahasa Indonesia
diperlukan
di-per-lu-kan
ITItaliano
era necessario
e-ra ne-ce-ssa-rio
KO한국어
필요했습니다
pil-yo-ha-sseumnida
MRMR
आवश्यक होता
a-av-sh-yak ho-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
diperlukan
di-per-lu-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လိုအပ်ချင်
lo-a-p-kh-jin
NLNederlands
was noodzakelijk
was no-de-li-k
NONorsk
var nødvendig
var noed-ve-r-di-g
PAPA
आवश्यक होता
a-av-sh-yak ho-ta
PLPolski
było konieczne
by-lo ko-n-i-s-ne
PTPortuguês
era necessário
e-ra ne-ce-ssa-rio
RORomână
era necesar
e-ra ne-ce-sar
RUРусский
было необходимо
by-lo ne-ob-ho-di-mo
SVSvenska
var nödvändigt
var noed-ve-nd-ligt
SWKiswahili
ilihitaji
i-li-hi-ta-ji
TAதமிழ்
தேவையாக இருந்தது
te-va-ya-ga i-ru-n-tha-thu
TEతెలుగు
필요했어요
pil-yo-ha-sseo-yo
TLTL
kinakailangan
ki-na-ka-li-an
TRTürkçe
gerekliydi
ge-rek-li-ydi
UKУкраїнська
було необхідно
bu-lo ne-ob-ho-di-mo
URاردو
ضرورت تھی
dh-zar-urat the
VITiếng Việt
là cần thiết
la can-thiet