Present participle of behoove; the ongoing process of being necessary or proper for someone.
Present participle form of 'behoove,' using the standard '-ing' suffix. Maintains the sense of ongoing obligation or necessity.
The gerund 'behooving' is especially archaic—you're unlikely to hear 'the behooving responsibility' in modern speech, which shows how completely this word family has faded from everyday usage.
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